Sec. 18-115.1. Seat belts or shoulder harnesses required on
certain vehicles.[254]
(a) No motor vehicle registered in this state, designed and
licensed primarily for private passenger vehicular transportation
on the public highways, and manufactured for the year
1968 or for subsequent years, shall be operated on the streets
and highways in this city unless the front seats thereof are
equipped with adult safety lap belts or a combination of lap
belts and shoulder straps or harnesses of a type or types
approved by the superintendent.
(b) Failure to use such safety lap belts or a combination
of lap belts and shoulder straps or harnesses after installation
shall not be deemed to be negligence.
(c) Passenger motor vehicles registered in this state and
manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall be equipped with
lap belts or a combination of lap belts and shoulder straps or
harnesses as required to be installed at the time of manufacture
by the federal Department of Transportation. (6-21-65,
§ 34.)
