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).

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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