COL 06112010
Each driver and all passengers of a motor vehicle, as defined in Title 16, Guam Code Annotated, §1102 (s), excluding a motorcycle, as defined in Title 16, Guam Code Annotated, §1102 (q), and excluding passengers covered under §§ 26101 and 26102 of this Chapter, shall be restrained by a seat belt assembly that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards and is used in accordance with the assembly manufacturer’s operating instructions. (a) Passengers riding in the bed of a pickup truck are exempted from the requirement to utilize a seat belt assembly, as stated in this Section, provided, that the following criteria are met: (1) The bed of the pickup truck is surrounded on all four (4) sides by a secure vertical body extension, inclusive of a tailgate, that is at least fourteen (14)-inches high; (2) All seats in the cab of the pickup truck are occupied by a passenger; (3) Passengers in the bed of the truck are twelve (12) years of age or older; (4) Passengers in the bed of a pickup truck remain seated on the floor of the truck bed at all times; (5) Passengers are not leaning against the tailgate of the pickup truck; and (6) There are no more than five (5) passengers riding in the bed of the pickup truck. SOURCE: § 26103 added by P.L. 18-45:1(Dec. 10, 1986). Amended by P.L. 30- 033:4 (June 16, 2009), effective Jan. 1, 2010, pursuant to P.L. 30-033:9.