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Changes to Kentucky's Seat Belt Law
 On April 24, 2006 Governor Ernie
Fletcher signed into law a bill that amends Kentucky Revised
Statutes section 189.125. This law will go into effect on or
about July 12, 2006. The significant changes to the law are summarized
below:
- All occupants of motor
vehicles manufactured after 1981 must wear a seat belt.
- Police officers will no
longer be required to have other cause to stop a person for not
wearing a seat belt.
- Seat belt violations shall
not be transmitted to the Transportation Cabinet, and a conviction
of this violation shall not be included on a person's driving
history record.
- The $25 fine for violation
shall be subject to prepayment and shall not be subject to court
costs.
Note: The section about the $25 fine, prepayment and no court
costs for violations is published separately in KY Acts, chapter
180, section 9, which can be accessed by the following link:
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Statrev/ACTS2006/0180.pdf
- The driver of the vehicle
is responsible for all occupants of their vehicle. If four of
the driver's passengers are not wearing their seatbelts, the
driver can receive a citation for $100.00.
- Law enforcement agencies
shall be prohibited from erecting roadblocks for the sole purpose
of checking for seat belt use violations.
- Until January 1, 2007all
law enforcement agencies in this state shall be required to issue
a courtesy warning rather than a citation to persons who violate
the seat belt law. The courtesy warning shall not include a fine
or any other penalty but shall inform the violator of the amount
of the fine that well be assessed for a violation and the date
the courtesy warnings will end. The courtesy warning shall also
include educational material on the benefits of complying with
Kentucky's seat belt law.
Kentucky Child
Restraint Law
 Any driver of a motor vehicle,
when transporting a child of forty (40) inches in height or less
in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, and highways
of this state, shall have the child properly secured in a child
restraint system of a type meeting federal motor vehicle safety
standards.
Any person who violates the provisions of Kentucky's Child Restraint
Law shall be fined fifty dollars ($50) and shall pay an additional
fee of ten dollars (10), which shall be deposited in the Traumatic
Brain Injury Trust Fund.
(Governor's
Highway Safety Program: http://www.ghsp.ky.gov/seat_belt_ky_law.htm)
Child Restraint & Seatbelt Law Exceptions
 Fort
Thomas Police are members of A Child Is Missing (ACIM),
a Fort
Lauderdale-based non-profit organization founded in 1996, was
created because no community-based program existed for locating
missing children, the disabled and elderly during the crucial
first hours of disappearance. Activated only by law enforcement,
the ACIM program is available nationwide.
THE ACIM PROGRAM
WORKS LIKE THIS:
An officer has verified that an individual is missing and an
ACIM technician is called. The officer gives the technician the
pertinent information about the missing person, including description,
clothes worn and time/location last seen. The technician records
a personalized message with case details asking residents for
information and to check their premises. Answering machines can
pick up ACIM calls so that residents can hear the alert when
returning home. ACIM can place 1,000 calls in sixty seconds,
can process multiple cases simultaneously, and can work without
jurisdictional boundaries. ACIM also has a sexual predator /
offender program, offered in states that allow law enforcement
to notify residents that a predator has moved into their neighborhood.
THE PROGRAM OFFERS:
1. Educational programs on child safety and parental awareness.
2. Law enforcement training and refreshers; training videos and
brochures.
3. A Child Is Missing media kits including video footage for
TV spots upon request.
4. An ACIM Speakers Bureau to enhance community involvement. |
