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ORDINANCE NO. 0 -98 -14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
Published in pamphlet form this
7th day of April , 1998
by the President and Board of
Trustees of Deerfield.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION That Article 13 of Chapter 22 of the Municipal Code of the Village of
ONE: Deerfield of 1975, as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended
by deleting Section 22 -105A in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof
the following:
"Sec. 22 -105A. Driver and Passenger Safety Seat Belts.
(a) All occupants of a motor vehicle of the first division, a motor
vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of nine thousand
(9,000) pounds or less, or a recreational vehicle operated on a street or highway
shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt; except that a child less
than six (6) years of age shall be protected as required pursuant to Section 22-
105B hereof. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child six (6) years of
age or more, but less than sixteen (16) years of age, shall secure the child in a
properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.
(b) Subsection (a) above shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) A driver or passenger frequently stopping and leaving the
vehicle or delivering property from the vehicle, if the speed of the vehicle between
stops does not exceed fifteen (15) miles per hour.
(2) A driver or passenger possessing a written statement from a
physician that such person is unable, for medical or physical reasons, to wear a
seat safety belt.
(3) A driver or passenger possessing an official certificate or
license endorsement issued by the appropriate agency in another state or country
indicating that the driver is unable, for medical, physical or other valid reasons, to
wear a seat safety belt.
(4) A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse.
(5) A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965.
(6) A motorcycle or motor driven cycle.
(7) A motorized pedalcycle.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 13 OF CHAPTER 22 OF
THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD OF 1975
(8) A motor vehicle which is not required to be equipped with
seat safety belts under Federal law.
(c) Failure to wear a seat safety belt in violation of this Section shall
not be considered evidence of negligence, shall not limit the liability of an insurer,
and shall not diminish any recovery for damages arising out of the ownership,
maintenance or operation of a motor vehicle.
(d) Any police officer may stop any motor vehicle, as defined in
section (a), or driver or passenger of such vehicle solely on the basis of a violation
or suspected violation by either the driver or passenger failing to have. a fastened
seat safety belt, in violation of this Section, while such motor vehicle is being
operated on any roadway within the corporate limits of the Village of Deerfield.
(e) Any citation issued for failure to wear a seat safety belt as required
shall be issued to the individual failing to wear said seat safety belt, whether driver
or passenger."
SECTION That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to publish this Ordinance in
TWO: pamphlet form.
SECTION That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
THREE: passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
AYES: Ehlers, Rosenthal, Seidman, Swanson, Swartz (5)
NAYS: Heuberger
ABSENT: None (0 )
PASSED: This 6th
APPROVED: This 6th
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