60-6,269. Violation of child passenger restraint requirements; how construed.

Violations of the provisions of sections 60-6,267 and 60-6,268 shall not constitute prima facie evidence of negligence nor shall compliance with such sections constitute a defense to any claim for personal injuries to a child or recovery of medical expenses for injuries sustained in any motor vehicle accident. Violation of such sections by a driver shall not constitute a defense for another person to any claim for personal injuries to a child or recovery of medical expenses for injuries sustained in any motor vehicle accident.

Source:Laws 1983, LB 306, § 4; R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,103.03; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 365.

Annotations

This section does not create civil liability based on a driver's failure to secure a child. Christensen v. Broken Bow Public Schools, 312 Neb. 814, 981 N.W.2d 234 (2022).