Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division 50 - Missouri State Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Motor Vehicle Inspection
Section 11 CSR 50-2.310 - Seat Belts

Universal Citation: 11 MO Code of State Regs 50-2.310

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024

PURPOSE: This amendment updates inspection and rejection criteria for the safety inspection of seat belts.

(1) Every four (4)-wheel passenger car, other than buses, manufactured after June 30, 1964, and designated as a 1965 or later model shall be equipped with at least two (2) sets of seat belts for the front seat of the vehicle. Pickup trucks manufactured on or after July 1, 1971, shall be equipped with at least two (2) sets of seat belts in the forward-most seating area of those vehicles. The inspector/mechanic must latch both sets of seat belts.

(2) A seat belt is any strap, webbing or similar device including all necessary buckles, fasteners, motors, tracks and all hardware designed for installing that seat belt in a motor vehicle by the manufacturer or its equivalent. Seat belts are classified as:

(A) Type 1 seat belt assembly is a lap belt for pelvic restraint;

(B) Type 2 seat belt assembly is a combination of pelvic and upper-torso restraint; and

(C) Type 2a shoulder belt is an upper-torso restraint for use in conjunction with a lap belt as a type 2 seat belt assembly. Some type 2a shoulder belts are motorized.

(3) Inspect Seat Belts. Do not reject vehicles that are equipped by the manufacturer with passive restraints consisting of only a shoulder belt without a lap belt.

(4) Reject vehicle if-

(A) Any front seat is not equipped with a required seatbelt, equivalent to those installed by the manufacturer;

(B) Front seat is covered so as to prohibit the use of required belts;

(C) The seat in the driver's position is not capable of working in conjunction with a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt;

(D) The seat in the driver's position is not securely attached to the vehicle;

(E) The seat in the driver's position cannot maintain a stable position;

(F) A belt, buckle, bracket or motor is inoperative which prohibits designed function; or

(G) Belt webbing is frayed, split or torn.

*Original authority 1967, amended 1971, 1973, 1979.

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