HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2627 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2401
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia A. Haddad
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act establishing a primary seatbelt law.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol |
Jason M. Lewis | 31st Middlesex |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex |
John D. Keenan | 7th Essex |
Mark C. Montigny |
[District]
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Richard T. Moore |
[District]
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Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex |
Alice K. Wolf | 25th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2627 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2401
By Mrs. Haddad of Somerset, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2401) of Patricia A. Haddad and others relative to establishing a primary motor vehicle seatbelt violation for operators or passengers not wearing a safety belts. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act establishing a primary seatbelt law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the second paragraph in line 25 and inserting in place thereof the following:-
Any person who operates a motor vehicle without a safety belt, and any person 16 years of age or over who rides as a passenger in a motor vehicle without wearing a safety belt in violation of this section, shall be subject to a fine of 50 dollars. Any operator of a motor vehicle shall be subject to an additional fine of 50 dollars for each person under the age of 16 and no younger than 12 who is a passenger in said motor vehicle and not wearing a safety belt. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by law enforcement agencies when an operator of a motor vehicle or passenger who rides in the motor vehicle is not wearing a safety belt in violation of motor vehicle laws. Safety belt violations will not result in surcharges on motor vehicle insurance premiums and a police officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this section.
