View Amendment Current Amendment: 1 to Bill 3864 Rep. BERNSTEIN proposes the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 3864 (COUNCIL\ZW\3864C001.GGS.ZW17):

Reference is to Printer's Date 3/29/17-H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 56-5-6410(4), as contained in SECTION 1, Page 3, Lines 1-17, by striking item 4 and inserting :

/      (4)      If a child is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and weighs more than eighty pounds, the child may be restrained in an adult safety belt. If a child less than six years of age can sit with his back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion, with his knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching, the child may be seated in the regular back seat and secured by an adult safety belt. A child at least eight years of age or at least fifty-seven inches tall may be restrained in an adult safety belt if the child can be secured properly by an adult safety seat belt. A child is properly secured by an adult safety seat belt when:
           (a)      the lap belt fits across the child's thighs and hips and not across the abdomen;
           (b)      the shoulder belt crosses the center of the child's chest and not the neck; and
           (c)      the child is able to sit with his back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion with his knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching.            /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.