2021 Indiana Code
Title 9. Motor Vehicles
Article 19. Motor Vehicle Equipment
Chapter 11. Passenger Restraint Systems for Children
9-19-11-3.6. Safety Belt Standards; Child Between Eight and 16 Years of Age; Child Restraint System or Safety Belt

Universal Citation: IN Code § 9-19-11-3.6 (2021)

Sec. 3.6. (a) A person who operates a motor vehicle in which there is a child and that is equipped with a safety belt meeting the standards stated in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 CFR 571.208) commits a Class D infraction if:

(1) the child is at least eight (8) years of age but less than sixteen (16) years of age; and

(2) the child is not properly fastened and restrained according to the child restraint system manufacturer's instructions by a:

(A) child restraint system; or

(B) safety belt.

(b) Notwithstanding IC 34-28-5-5(c), funds collected as judgments for violations under this section shall be deposited in the child restraint system account established by section 9 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.67-2004, SEC.7.

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