32-38-3. Exceptions to required use of safety belts.The provisions of §32-38-1 do not apply to:(1)Any occupant of a passenger vehicle manufactured before September 1, 1973;(2)Any occupant of a passenger vehicle who possesses a written statement from a doctor licensed under chapter 36-4 or 36-5 that the individual is unable for medical reasons to wear a safety seat belt system;(3)Any occupant of a vehicle not equipped with a safety seat belt system because federal law does not require that vehicle to be so equipped; or(4)Any rural carrier of the United States Postal Service while serving his rural postal route or any person delivering newspapers or periodicals on an assigned home delivery route. Source: SL 1994, ch 266, §3.
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