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AL HB285
Bill
Status
3/21/2019
Primary Sponsor
Chris Sells
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AI Summary
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Increases the fine for riding in the front seat of a passenger car without a safety belt from $25 to $100.
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Persons convicted of seat belt violations shall not be assessed court costs.
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Requires 60 percent of funds generated from violations to be allocated to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and 40 percent to the State General Fund.
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Prohibits law enforcement officers from searching or inspecting a vehicle, its contents, the driver, or passengers solely based on a seat belt violation.
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Requires state, county, and municipal police departments to maintain and report monthly statistical information on traffic stops related to seat belt violations, particularly regarding minorities, to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and Attorney General.
Legislative Description
Safety belts, fine increased for person riding in front seat without seat belts, distribution, Secs. 32-5B-5, 32-5B-8 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/21/2019