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ID H0119
Bill
Status
2/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Transportation and Defense Committee
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AI Summary
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All motor vehicle occupants in vehicles under 8,000 pounds must wear properly fastened safety restraints while the vehicle is in motion, with exemptions for medical reasons, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, and mail carriers.
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Operators and occupants aged 18 and older can be cited for failing to wear safety restraints; a violation involving multiple unrestrained occupants under 18 counts as a single citation with a $10 fine ($5 apportioned to catastrophic health care fund).
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Law enforcement may conduct primary enforcement of safety restraint laws for operators aged 14-18 years old without requiring a separate traffic violation, but if the officer determines the operator is 19 or older during the stop, no citation may be issued for any offense.
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For operators 19 years or older, safety restraint enforcement may only occur as a secondary action when the driver has been detained for another suspected violation.
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Safety restraint violations do not result in violation points, are not considered moving traffic violations for insurance purposes, and cannot be used as evidence of negligence in civil actions.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to safety restraint use to revise provisions relating to enforcement of specified law only as a secondary action and to provide that enforcement of specified law by law enforcement officers may be accomplished as a primary action without regard to whether the operator of the motor vehicle has been detained for any other suspected violation of law for motor vehicle operators of a specified age.
SAFETY RESTRAINTS
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Transportation & Defense
2/8/2013