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2001 SESSION
HB 1672 Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses; failure to wear.
Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses. Provides that a law-enforcement officer may stop a vehicle for failure of the driver or passengers to wear a seatbelt. However, the officer is not allowed to search or inspect a vehicle, its contents, the driver or a passenger because of a safety belt violation alone.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/13/00 013087804
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation
- 01/15/01 House: Assigned to Tra. sub-committee: 3
- 01/16/01 House: Reported from Tra. (19-Y 5-N)
- 01/16/01 House: Referred to Committee on Militia and Police
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to M. & P. sub-committee: 2
- 01/29/01 House: Passed by indefinitely in M. & P. (16-Y 7-N)