Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-12-417

safety belts - Exemptions - Assessment of points prohibited - Fine

and court costs limited – Municipal ordinances.

A. 1. Every operator and front seat passenger of a Class A

commercial motor vehicle, Class B commercial motor vehicle, Class C

commercial motor vehicle or a passenger vehicle operated in this

state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety seat belt

system, required to be installed in the motor vehicle when

manufactured pursuant to 49 C.F.R., Section 571.208.

2. For the purposes of this section, "passenger vehicle" shall

mean a Class D motor vehicle, but shall not include trucks, truck-

tractors, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, or motorized bicycles,

or a vehicle used primarily for farm use which is registered and

licensed pursuant to the provisions of Section 1134 of this title.

B. The Commissioner of Public Safety, upon application from a

person who, for medical reasons, is unable to wear a safety seat

belt system supported by written attestation of such fact from a

physician licensed pursuant to Section 495 of Title 59 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, may issue to the person an exemption from the

provisions of this section. The exemption shall be in the form of a

restriction appearing on the driver license of the person and shall

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remain in effect until the expiration date of the driver license.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the person

from applying for another exemption as provided for in this section.

The issuance of an attestation by a physician and the subsequent

issuance of an exemption by the Commissioner, in good faith, shall

not give rise to, nor shall the physician and the state thereby

incur, any liability whatsoever in damages or otherwise, to any

person injured by reason of failure of the person to wear a safety

seat belt system.

C. This section shall not apply to an operator of a motor

vehicle while performing official duties as a route carrier of the

U.S. Postal Service.

D. The Department of Public Safety shall not record or assess

points for violations of this section on any license holder's

traffic record maintained by Service Oklahoma.

E. Fine and court costs for violating the provisions of this

section shall not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00).

F. Municipalities may enact and municipal police officers may

enforce ordinances prohibiting and penalizing conduct under

provisions of this section, but the provisions of those ordinances

shall be the same as provided for in this section, and the

enforcement provisions under those ordinances shall not be more

stringent than those of this section.