Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-121
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Safety belts for school bus drivers
Official statutory text
No vehicle shall be used by any school district within this
state for the transportation of school children unless such vehicle
be equipped with a safety belt or safety harness for the use of the
driver of such vehicle. Such seat belt and safety harness shall
conform to such standards as may be prescribed by 49 C.F.R., Part
571, and the Board shall furnish a copy of such standards to the
board of education of each school district. The driver of every
vehicle used by a school district for the transportation of school
children shall make use of such seat belts while in operation of the
vehicle, and failure to do so shall be deemed to constitute a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor such driver shall be
punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
state for the transportation of school children unless such vehicle
be equipped with a safety belt or safety harness for the use of the
driver of such vehicle. Such seat belt and safety harness shall
conform to such standards as may be prescribed by 49 C.F.R., Part
571, and the Board shall furnish a copy of such standards to the
board of education of each school district. The driver of every
vehicle used by a school district for the transportation of school
children shall make use of such seat belts while in operation of the
vehicle, and failure to do so shall be deemed to constitute a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor such driver shall be
punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
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