SB 2401 Summary

• Prohibits any person from standing in the bed or load-carrying area of a pickup truck while the vehicle is in operation.

• Removes the exemption that previously allowed passengers over twelve years of age to ride in a pickup truck bed, making the prohibition apply to all passengers regardless of age.

• Retains two exceptions to the passenger restriction: when an emergency threatens the passenger's life, or when the vehicle is operating in officially authorized parades, caravans, or exhibitions.

• Reduces the fine for violating this section to $25 per violation, eliminating the previous $50 fine that applied to violations involving passengers twelve years of age or under.