8-1749.
Safety belts and shoulder harnesses.
(a) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with at least two (2) lap-type safety belt assemblies for use in the front seating positions.
(b) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1968, shall be equipped with a lap-type safety belt assembly for each permanent passenger seating position. This requirement shall not apply to police vehicles.
(c) Every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1968, shall be equipped with at least two (2) shoulder harness-type safety belt assemblies for use in the front seating positions.
(d) The secretary of transportation shall except specified types of motor vehicles or seating positions within any motor vehicle from the requirements imposed by subsections (a) to (c) when compliance would be impractical.
(e) No person shall distribute, have for sale, offer for sale or sell any safety belt or shoulder harness for use in motor vehicles unless it meets current minimum standards and specifications approved by the secretary of transportation.
History:
L. 1974, ch. 33, § 8-1749; L. 1975, ch. 427, § 44; August 15.
Notes of Decisions
Long v. Deere & Co., 715 P.2d 1023 (Kan. 1986).
· cites it 2× “As the subject of seat belts relates to Kansas comparative negligence law, therefore, it is immaterial whether a seat belt is provided in an automobile because the driver or *782 passenger has no legal duty, statutory or at common law, to use a seat belt.”
Watkins v. Hartsock, 783 P.2d 1293 (Kan. 1989).
· cites it 2× “Lap-type seat belts were required for all passenger positions after January 1, 1968, K.S.A. 8-1749. Originally, although passenger cars were required to be equipped with seat belts, their use was not mandatory.”
Rollins v. Kansas Dept. of Transp., 711 P.2d 1330 (Kan. 1985).
· cites it 2× “K.S.A. 8-1749. In 1984, the legislature required every parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of four to provide a proper passenger safety restraining system while transporting the child in the front seat area of the automobile.”
Taplin Ex Rel. Taplin v. Clark, 626 P.2d 1198 (Kan. Ct. App. 1981).
“The present statute pertaining to the installation of safety belts and shoulder harnesses is K.S.A. 8-1749, which requires every passenger car manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1968, to be equipped with a lap-type safety belt assembly for all passenger seating positions…”
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