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HB2130 was published in the Kansas Registry on June 10, 2010. This is the primary seat belt law. The following are some of the main points of the new law.
1. The new primary enforcement (doesn't require another violation) is applicable only to the front seat adult occupants of the vehicle.
2. Rear seat adult occupants also are required to wear a seat belt, but these are secondary offenses (another violation has to have occurred and a citation issued for that violation).
3. Subsection (b) of this statute (KSA 8-2503) pertaining to children age 14 or older and less than age 18 remains unchanged. These are still primary violations regardless of where they are seated in the vehicle.
4. The child restraint laws in KSA 8-1345 remain unchanged. They remain primary violations and fully enforceable.
5. Warnings (no citations/notices to appear) must be issued until June 30, 2010, for adults violating the seat belt statute. Violations by persons under 18 can still be cited. On and after June 30, 2010, citations may be issued to adult violators.
6. These violations remain not reportable to DMV.
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