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41-6a-1703. Prohibition as to passenger riding on improper portion of motor vehicle — Exceptions.

  • (1) A person may not ride and a person operating a motor vehicle may not knowingly permit a person to ride on any portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
  • (2) This provision does not apply to:
    • (a) a vehicle that is not being operated on a highway;
    • (b) an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee’s duty; or
    • (c) a person riding within or on a motor vehicle in a space intended for a load on the vehicle.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session