Ark. Code Ann. § 27-34-105

Exceptions to provisions

Known as the Child Passenger Protection Act

The act spans §§ 27–27 (8 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Samantha Edwards, Individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of William Bobby Wray Edwards, and Arleigh Grayce Edwards, Deceased; And as Parent and Next Friend for Peyton Hale, a Minor v. Eric James Cornell Thomas and McElroy Truck Lines, Inc. (2021)

Most recently applied in Samantha Edwards, Individually and as Special Administratrix of the Estate of William Bobby Wray Edwards, and Arleigh Grayce Edwards, Deceased; And as Parent and Next Friend for Peyton Hale, a Minor v. Eric James Cornell Thomas and McElroy Truck Lines, Inc. (June 2021)

Acts 1983, No. 749, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2603; Acts 1995, No. 1274, § 3; 2009, No. 308, § 5.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply when any one (1) of the following conditions exists:

(1) The motor vehicle is being used as an ambulance or other emergency vehicle;

(2) When an emergency exists that threatens: The life of any person operating a motor vehicle to whom this section otherwise would apply; or

(3) The life of any child who otherwise would be required to be restrained under this chapter; or

(4) If any child who would otherwise be required to be restrained under this chapter is physically unable because of medical reasons to use a child passenger safety seat system or seat safety belt and the medical reasons are certified by a physician who states the nature of the medical conditions as well as the reason the use of a child passenger safety seat system or seat safety belt is inappropriate.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.