Makes various changes relating to motor vehicle and traffic safety
SB 145
Sponsored by: Sen. Schneider
BILL STATUS: April 11, 2009- Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed
This bill removes the provision of existing law which prohibits the issuance of a citation for failure to wear a safety belt in a passenger car or taxicab unless such vehicle is stopped or the person is arrested for another offense. By removing this provision, the bill allows the issuance of a citation for such a violation even absent any other conduct (that is, as a “primary offense”).
This bill also makes it a violation of law for the driver of a taxicab to fail to ensure that a child passenger is wearing a safety belt, provided that the child is of such a size and weight as to be required to wear a safety belt.
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