HB87 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Johnny Mack Morrow
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Seatbelts, failure to wear, citations authorized for safety belt violations if person stopped and arrested by law enforcement officer for separate violation, Sec. 32-5B-6.1 added
Description: Under current law, it is a primary offense for front seat passengers in a moving vehicle to fail to wear a safety belt.
This bill would only allow citations for safety belt violations if the person is stopped for a separate violation of the law and is issued a ticket for the separate violation.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security