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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 9-3-5 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE IN REGARD TO (SEAT SAFETY BELTS AND CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS)
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WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) have the authority to adopt ordinances and to promulgate rules and regulations that pertain to the Village’s government and affairs and to protect the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Village deems it necessary and appropriate to provide for the safety of children riding as passengers in motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that the Village Code amendments set forth below are necessary to reflect recent amendments to the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act (625 ILCS 25/I, et seq.) and are in the best interests of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
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Title 9, Chapter 3, Section 9-3-5, Subsections E, F, G, H and I are amended in their entirety to provide as follows:
“E. Each driver and passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a roadway, street or highway within the Village shall wear a properly fastened and adjusted seat safety belt (625 ILCS 5/12-603.1 (a); except that a child less than 8 years of age shall be protected as required pursuant to the Child Passenger Protection Act. (625 ILCS 5/25-1 et seq.) Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child eight (8) years of age or older, but less than sixteen (16) years of age, in the front seat of the motor vehicle shall secure the child in a properly fastened and secured seat safety belt.
F. When any person is transporting a child in the Village under eight (8) years of age in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, or a recreati...
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