Section 61-9-420 is not applicable as follows:

1. (1) if a vehicle is a motor home, school bus, taxicab, farm tractor, bicycle, moped, quadricycle, motorcycle, or motor-driven cycle or is not required to be equipped with safety belts under 49 CFR 571 as it reads on January 3, 2025;
2. (2) if a vehicle is an ambulance or other emergency vehicle designated or authorized by the department; or
3. (3) if an emergency exists that threatens the life of a person operating a motor vehicle to whom this section would otherwise apply or the life of a child who would otherwise be required to be properly restrained as provided in 61-9-420.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 177, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 516, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 692, L. 2025.