Legal Documents of Baneberry

Code of Baneberry

Baneberry
Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 1 : Miscellaneous

15-127 : Transporting child in truck bed.

  1. A person commits an offense who, on the streets of any municipality, roads of any county, or the highways of this state, transports a child under six (6) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (3/4) ton and having a pickup body style.
    1. A person commits an offense who, on any interstate defense highway or state highway, transports a child between six (6) years of age and under twelve (12) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (3/4) ton and having a pickup body style.
    2. A city or county may prohibit, by ordinance or resolution, a person from transporting a child between six (6) years of age and under twelve (12) years of age in the bed of a truck with a manufacturer's ton rating not exceeding three-quarter (3/4) ton and having a pickup body style on city or county roads or highways.
  2. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person transporting such child in the bed of such vehicle when such vehicle is being used as part of an organized parade, processions, or other ceremonial event, and when such vehicle is not exceeding the speed of twenty miles per hour (20 mph).
  3. The provisions of this section do not apply when the child being transported is involved in agricultural activities. (1999 Code, § 15-128)
Date Last Updated: 06/20/2022
Codification Date: 06/20/2022

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Donna Hernandez

Vice Mayor - Tom Carter

City Commissioner - Gary Zander

City Manager - Thomas Nuzzi

City Attorney - Doug Drinnon