§ 31-23-40 - Approved types of seat belts – Enforcement of requirements. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 31-23-40

   § 31-23-40  Approved types of seat belts– Enforcement of requirements. – All safety belts must be of a type and must be installed in a manner approvedby the division of motor vehicles. The division of motor vehicles shallestablish specifications and requirements for approved types of safety beltsand attachments to them. The division of motor vehicles will accept, asapproved, all seat belt installations and the belt and anchor meeting theSociety of Automotive Engineers' specifications. No new passenger motor vehicleshall be registered unless it is equipped with an approved type of safety seatbelt. The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall suspend theregistration of any motor vehicle not so equipped until it is made to conformto the requirements of this section. Violations of this section are subject tofines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.