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An Act To Modify the Laws Regarding Seat Belts
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§6,  as amended by PL 1997, c. 450, §4, is further amended to read:
 
6. Exceptions.   Notwithstanding subsection 3-A:
 
A.  A rural mail carrier of the United States Postal Service is not required to be secured in a seat belt while engaged in the delivery of mail; and
 
B.  The operator of a taxicab or a limousine is not responsible for securing in a seat belt a passenger transported for a fee.; and
 
C.  A newspaper delivery driver is not required to be secured in a seat belt while engaged in the delivery of newspapers.
 
SUMMARY
This bill adds newspaper delivery persons engaged in the delivery of newspapers to the list of people who do not need to be secured in a seat belt.