§ 24-31. Exceptions.

The provisions requiring the use of safety belts in passenger vehicles set forth in this article shall not apply to:

(1)

A passenger or operator with a physically disabling condition whose physical disability would prevent appropriate restraint in such safety seat or safety belt; provided, that such condition is duly certified in writing by a physician who shall state the nature of the handicap, as well as the reason such restraint is inappropriate;

(2)

A passenger motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier of the United States postal service while performing the duties of a rural letter carrier;

(3)

Salespersons or mechanics employed by an automobile dealer who, in the course of their employment, test-drive a motor vehicle, if such dealership customarily test-drives 50 or more motor vehicles a day, and if such test-drives occur within one mile of the location of the dealership;

(4)

Utility workers, water, gas and electric meter readers in the course of their employment; or

(5)

A newspaper delivery motor carrier service while performing the duties of a newspaper delivery motor carrier service; provided, that this exemption shall only apply from the time of the actual first delivery to the customer until the last actual delivery to the customer.

(Code 1992, § 20-29.2; Ord. No. 224, § 1, 7-24-2000)