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Home My WebLink About4098~z~,~ AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 3554, ~2 (1979) to add a new subsection adopting the state seatbelt law and declare, to protect Health, Safety, and Welfare of the citizens of the City of Bremerton, an emergency. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: SECTION 1: Ordinance No. 3554, §2, is hereby amended to add a subsection (g) as follows: g) RCW 46.61.688 Laws of 1986, Chapter 152, Section 1 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton as an emergency ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the ~/~.~ity Clerk in authentication o~ such passage this /~day' of ~' ~. , 198~. ~LOBE, gayor A I~TEST: KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk /new sul>~ection adopting the state / seatbelt law and declare, t° protect /Health, Safety, and Welfare of the i Citizens of the City of Bremerton, an emergency.. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 8REMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: ,SECTION I: Ordinance No. 35,54, ss2, is I~ereby amended to add o subsection {g) as follows; g) ~W ~.61.688 Laws of 19~, Chapter 152, Section 1 PAS~ED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton al an emergency ordinance; signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authentication of ~uch ~s~age this 14th day of January, 1987. GENE LOBE, Mayor A~EST: Clink 1 1986 LAWS Ch. 153 age or older operating or NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 4.24 RCW ~ety belt assembly in · to read as follows: ~er, A licensed physicia~ shall not be liable for civil damages cle unless all IMssengers resulting directly or indirectly from providing, or refusin9 to wearing a safety belt provide, a written verification that a person under that physician's ~ approved child restraint care us unable to wear an automotive safety bait. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The traffic safety commission shall ~ date o£ thio act, tO undertake a study of the effectiveness of section I of this act and .s section may be issued a shall report its finding to the legislative transportation, committee mary 1, 1987, a person ice of traffic infraction by January 1, 1989. a person has committed & App~ovedMarch31,1986. Effec~veJunell, 1986,90daysaf~r~ ofadjournmenL 1 be contained in the le to insurance companies ALCOHOL BREATH TESTING n:s of this section does CHAPTER 153 ute to wear a safety belt HOUSE BILL NO. 1499 ence in any civil action. AN ACT Relating to alcohol breath testing; and amending nforcement officers may 9.41.098, 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.506, 46.20.308, and 88.02.---. w~en a driver of a motor ~lation of Title 46 RCW BE IT ENACTED B~ T~E LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: er offense. Sec. 1. 'Section 6, chapter 232, ~aws of 1983 ~nd RCW 9.41.098 ~per~tor or passenger who are each amended to read as follows: ~e.i paysician tha~ (1) The superior courts and the courts of limited jurisdiction of ~'-'.'... belt for physical Or the state may order forfeiture of a firearm which is proven to be: {&) Found concealed on a persoa not authorized by RCW 9.41.060 or a,i$pt rules ex~p~ing ' 9.41.070 to carry a concealed pistol: PROVIDED, That it is an .~r.ction equipment, and absolute defense to forfeiture if the person possessed a valid Washington concealed pistol license within the preceding two years and has not become ineligible for a concealed pistol license in the Jetions by e4r~keee~a Additions in text are indicated by underline: deletions by ?1 Ch. 152 REGULAR SESSION (3) Every person sixteen years of age or older operating or riding in · motor vehicle shall wear the safety belt assembly in · to rea, properly adjusted and securely Kastened manner. ~ A (4) No person may operate a motor vehicle unless all passengers result under the age o~ sixteen years are either wearing · safety belt provid assembly'or are securely fastened into an approved child restraint care u device. . ($) During the period from the effective date oK this act, to undert January 1, 1987, m person violating this section may be Issued a written warning oK the violation. After January 1, 1987, · person violating this section shall be issued a notice of traffic Infraction under chapter 46.63 RCW. A finding that a person has committed · Al traKfic infraction under this section shall be contained In the driver's abstract but shall not be available to insurance companies or employers. (S) Failure to c~mpl7 with the requiremen:s of this section does not constitute negligence, nor may failure to wear a safety belt assembly be admissible as evidence of negligence in any civil action. (7) Enforcement of this section by law enforcement officers may 9.41.1 be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of · motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of Title 46 RCW BE IT or an equivalent local ordinance or some other offense. S (0) This section does not apply to an operator or passenger who are e possesses written verifica=ioo from a license,~ paysician that the operator or passenger is unable :o wear a saf~':' belt for physical or medical reasons, the s (9~ The' ccmmiss[:n on equipment may adopt rules expmp=ing 9.41. operators or occupants :f farm vehicles, ccnstr.¢tion equipment, and absol vehicles that are Yequired to make frequent stD~$ frum the requirement of wearing safety belts. Wash] and Additions in text are indicated by ~; deletions by stw4k4e4~4 AWS Ch. 152 m~ed ~o s%~dents for MOTOR VEHICLES=SAFETY RESTRAINTS--MANDATORY USE trough tweXve. Lction shall adopt rules CHAPTER 152 .¥ in the information HOUSE BILL NO. 1182 ~ubsection (1) of this Mq AC~ Relat£ng to motor vehicle safety restra~nts~ add~nq a new 'intendant of public section to chapter 46.61 RCN: addEnq a new section to chapter 4.24 districts, including RCN) creating a new sect£on; and prescribing regard to the methods BE I? ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NASHINGTON: ~nd reported. or both, attributed to .NEN $£CTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter .heel building officials RCW to read as follows: ~tain such information (1) For the purposes of this sect£on, the term #motor vehicle" .ining such information includes:- and counselors shall (aY -'Buses," meaning motor veh£cles w~t~ motive power, except d on their professional trailers, designed to carry more than ten passengers; (bY #Mult£purpose passen9er veh£cles,' meaning motor vehicles ~lative session, the with motkve powe:, excep~ traElers, designed t~ carr~ ten perscns or . report annually to the ~ess that are constructed either on a truck ch~fsis Or ~ith specka~ tbsection (l) bf this geatures fo~ occaskona~ off-road o~eration; =lve session, the report (c) "passenger cars/" meaning motor veh~¢~es'~th motive power, ninth through twelfth except multipurpose passenge~ vehicles, motorcycles, or r period, designed for carrying ten passengers or less; and {dY 'Trucks," meaning motor veh£cles wit~ mo~ive power, L ~railers, designed primar~1y Eot the transportation of property. (2) This section only appl£es to motor ve~icles that meet cae manual seat belt safety standards as set forth £n gedera1 moKor vehicIe safety standard 208. This section does not apply to a vehicle occupant for ~hom no safety bait tS available ~hen designated searing posibions as required by ~edera~ me,or vehicle safety standard 208 are occupied. etions by ct.-~.~.:='-~-'- Additions in text are indic2ted by ynderline; deletions by r,t~k44,t~ 69