Montana Title 61. Motor Vehicles § 61-9-419. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) As used in 61-9-420 through 61-9-423 and this section, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Booster seat” means a child safety restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and is designed to provide belt-positioning that elevates a child to be properly seated with a safety belt.

(b) “Child safety restraint system” means a device that:

(i) meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards; and

(ii) is appropriate to the age of the child being restrained, as provided in 61-9-420.

(c)(i) “Properly restrained” means fastened in a manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the child safety restraint system that permits the child safety restraint system to act as a body restraint.

(ii) The term does not mean a system in which the only body restraint is a safety belt of the type required by 61-9-409.

(d) “Secured with a safety belt” means restrained or secured by a seat belt that:

(i) meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards; and

(ii) is properly adjusted and fastened, including both the shoulder and lap straps, when equipped in the vehicle.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 61. Motor Vehicles § 61-9-419. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-61-motor-vehicles/mt-code-ann-sect-61-9-419/

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