Bill Text: MA S950 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Establish a primary seat belt law
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 4/16 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room A1 [S950 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S950-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ms. Jehlen
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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 bill:
An Act establishing a primary seat belt law.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ms. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Garrett J. Bradley |
3rd Plymouth |
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Katherine Clark |
32nd Middlesex |
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Ruth B. Balser |
12th Middlesex |
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David P. Linsky |
5th Middlesex |
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Stephen Kulik |
1st Franklin |
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Steven J. D'Amico |
4th Bristol |
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Ruth B. Balser |
12th Middlesex |
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Martha M. Walz |
8th Suffolk |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
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Alice K. Wolf |
25th Middlesex |
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Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. |
26th Middlesex |
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Denis E. Guyer |
2nd Berkshire |
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John D. Keenan |
7th Essex |
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Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera |
10th Hampden |
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Brian A. Joyce |
Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth |
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Cory Atkins |
14th Middlesex |
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Christopher G. Fallon |
33rd Middlesex |
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Mark C. Montigny |
Second Bristol and Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S02068 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act establishing a primary seat belt 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 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the seventh paragraph in line 23 and inserting in place thereof the following:--
Any person who operates a motor vehicle without a safety belt, and any person sixteen 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 fifty dollars. Any operator of a motor vehicle shall be subject to an additional fine of fifty dollars for each person under the age of sixteen and no younger than twelve 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.
