Exemption from wearing seatbelt—passenger in police vehicle etc.
267B Exemption from wearing seatbelt—passenger in police vehicle etc.
The passenger of a police vehicle, police custody officer vehicle, corrections vehicle, secure services vehicle, or sheriff's vehicle is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if—
in the case of a vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats—
the passenger is not in the front row of seats; or
the passenger is in the front row of seats because there is not a seating position available for the passenger in another row of seats; or
the vehicle has a caged or other secured area designed for the carriage of passengers and the passenger occupies a seating position in that area.
The passenger of an emergency vehicle or enforcement vehicle that has 2 or more rows of seats is exempt from wearing a seatbelt if—
the person is not in the front row of seats; or
there is not a seating position available for the person in another row of seats.
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