27-37-702 Seat belt use required

(a)Each driver and front seat passenger in any motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this state yshall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt properly secured to the vehicle.
(b)This subchapter shall not apply to the following:
(1) Passenger automobiles manufactured before July 1, 1968 and all other motor vehicles manufactured
before January 1, 1972;
(2) Passenger and drivers with a physical disability that contraindicates the use of a seat belt, and which
condition is certified by a physician who states the nature of the disability as well as the reason the use
of a seat belt is inappropriate;
(3) Children who require protection and are properly restrained under The Child Passenger Protection Act

27-34-101 et seq.; and

(4) Drivers who are rural letter carriers of the United States Postal Service while performing their duties
as rural letter carriers.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(4), each driver or passenger who is seated in a wheelchair in a motor vehicle shall:
(1) Wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt properly secured to the wheelchair; and
(2) Have the wheelchair properly secured in the motor vehicle.

27-37-706 Penalties

(a) Any person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars