SB18-053: Primary Offense For No Safety Belt

  • Position: Oppose
  • Latest Update: January 26, 2018
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Summary

Current law requires every driver of and every front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle equipped with a safety belt system to wear a fastened safety belt while the motor vehicle is being operated. The bill extends this requirement to every passenger in a motor vehicle. Current law provides that a law enforcement officer may not cite a driver of a motor vehicle for a failure to wear a safety belt unless the driver was stopped for a different alleged traffic violation. The bill repeals this limitation, allowing a law enforcement officer to stop and cite a driver solely for a failure to wear a safety belt.

Year

2018

Current status

  • Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (01/24/2018)