The amendment also stipulates that such a violation on a highway can cost the driver as much as NT$6,000 in fines.
The draft will be sent for review in the legislature.
The amendment came after numerous cases were reported of rear seat passengers sustaining life-threatening injuries during car accidents.
The most prominent victim was Nora Sun, a granddaughter of the late Republic of China (ROC) founding father Sun Yat-sen, who suffered serious injuries in a car crash and later died in a hospital in January. She did not wear her seat belt while sitting in the backseat.
Taiwan is expected to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, United States, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia, who all have laws on the books that mandate rear passengers buckle up.(*)
Editor: Aditia Maruli Radja
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