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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>MOSCOW POLICE DEPARTMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>118 East 4th Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Moscow, Idaho 83843<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Tel: 208-882-COPS Fax: 208-882-4020<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:double windowtext 4.5pt;padding:1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt;background:black'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:black;border:none;padding:0in'><br><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;color:white'>PRESS RELEASE</span></b><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>According to the Idaho Transportation Department: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>“In Idaho, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death in children and teens ages 1-19.” In 2009, 85 unrestrained motor vehicle occupants were killed in traffic crashes, 60% of the occupants killed, were not restrained and 305 unrestrained motor vehicle occupants were critically injured. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>In an effort to decrease the rate of traffic injuries and focus on the goal of zero deaths; the Moscow Police Department will be participating in a statewide seat belt enforcement mobilization. Through education and increased law enforcement presence, the Moscow Police Department hopes to increase the rate of seat belt use within our jurisdiction. The enhanced enforcement will be conducted between September 10<sup>th</sup> and September 12<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b>In the state of Idaho: (Idaho Code 49-672 & 49-673) <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>Seat belt laws have differing penalties for vehicle operators and passengers, depending upon the age of the occupants.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>Vehicle operators are required to have every passenger, under the age of six, secured in a child safety restraint. There can be a $79.00 fine for violating Idaho’s child car-seat code. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>The adult driver of a motor vehicle is required to wear a safety restraint and they are responsible for their juvenile passengers. There can be a $10 fine for an adult driver not restrained, or an adult driver with unrestrained juveniles.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>Juvenile drivers are responsible for their own safety restraint and the restraints of their juvenile passengers. There can be a $61.50 fine for an unrestrained juvenile driver, or a juvenile driver with unrestrained juvenile passenger.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'>Adult passengers are responsible for their own safety restraint and may face a $10.00 fine, for not wearing a safety restraint. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-width:488.75pt;mso-element-frame-height:50.25pt;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page;mso-element-left:70.1pt;mso-element-top:10.85pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'><table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 width=664 height=67 align=left><tr><td valign=top align=left height=67 style='padding-top:0in;padding-right:9.0pt;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:9.0pt'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt 1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-width:488.75pt;mso-element-frame-height:50.25pt;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page;mso-element-left:70.1pt;mso-element-top:10.85pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'>DANIEL L. WEAVER Prepared by: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;border:none;padding:0in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-width:488.75pt;mso-element-frame-height:50.25pt;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:page;mso-element-left:70.1pt;mso-element-top:10.85pt;mso-height-rule:exactly'> Chief of Police Officer Bruce Lovell<o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>