Guam § 26104 - Exemptions.

§ 26104. Exemptions.

No driver of a motor vehicle, as defined in Title 16, Guam Code

Annotated, §1102(s), shall be in violation of §§ 26101, 26102 or 26103 of

this Chapter if:

(a) The motor vehicle being driven is participating in the annual

Liberation Day parade, with said motor vehicle not exceeding a speed

of ten miles per hour (10 mph);

(b) The inadequately restrained individual has a condition that

prevents appropriate restraint by the seat belt assembly or child

restraint system. Such a condition must be duly certified by a

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physician who shall state the nature of the condition, as well as the

reason such restraint is inappropriate. For a physician’s statement to

qualify under this Section, the physician giving the statement must

state why use of a child restraint system or seat belt assembly by the

person would be impractical or harmful to the person by reason of

physical condition and medical issue. Such physician statement shall

be in the possession of the individual;

(c) The inadequately restrained individual is a passenger of an

emergency, passenger transport vehicle or taxicab. As used in this

Section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Emergency vehicle means an on-duty official ambulance,

official firefighting vehicle, official rescue vehicle, or official law

enforcement vehicle;

(2) Passenger transport vehicle means any vehicle operated

to carry passengers en masse with:

(A) gross vehicle weight rating of over ten thousand

(10,000) pounds;

(B) that is specified on the vehicle’s federal

certification label by the manufacturer as any type of bus; or

(C) that is classified as a bus, or issued a bus license

plate, by the Department of Revenue and Taxation;

(3) Taxicab means any vehicle being licensed, operated or

maintained for the transportation of persons for hire,

compensation or profit, with a gross vehicle rating under ten

thousand (10,000) pounds.

(d) The vehicle being operated was manufactured before January

1, 1967.