§291-11.5 Child passenger restraints. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person operating a motor vehicle on a public highway in the State shall transport a child under ten years of age except under the following circumstances:
(b) Operators of the following motor vehicles shall be exempt from the requirements of this section: emergency, commercial, and mass transit vehicles. Further exemptions from this section may be established by the department of transportation pursuant to rules adopted under chapter 91.
(c) Violation of this section shall be considered an offense as defined under section 701-107(5) and shall subject the violator to the following penalties:
(d) As used in this section:
"Commercial vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is being used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit.
"Emergency vehicle", "mass transit vehicle", "restrained", and "seat belt assembly" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 291-11.6. [L 1983, c 282, §1; am L 1989, c 30, §1; am L 1998, c 81, §3; am L 1999, c 18, §4 and c 56, §2; am L 2002, c 160, §5; am L 2005, c 74, §1; am L 2006, c 175, §2; am L 2008, c 231, §4; am L 2011, c 43, §7; am L 2020, c 70, §38; am L 2022, c 122, §1]