Bill Text: MS HB1085 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Operator of motor vehicle; revise when penalized for seat belt violation of front seat passenger.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB1085 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-HB1085-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Transportation
By: Representative Bailey
House Bill 1085
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN AGE-RESTRICTION IN THE PENALTY PROVISION OF THE SEAT BELT LAW; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE MAY BE FINED FOR A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WHO IS SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 63-2-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-2-7. (1) A violation of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon conviction; however, only the operator of a vehicle may be fined: for a violation of this chapter by the operator, for a violation of this chapter by a front-seat passenger who is seventeen (17) years of age or under, or for a violation of this chapter by a child who is under seven (7) years of age and who is not required to be protected by the use of a child passenger restraint device or system or a belt positioning booster seat system under the provisions of Sections 63-7-301 through 63-7-311, regardless of the seat that the child occupies. The maximum fine that may be imposed against the operator of a vehicle for a violation of this chapter by the operator or for a violation of this chapter by one (1) or more passengers, as provided in this section, shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) in the aggregate.
(2) A violation of this chapter shall not be entered on the driving record of any individual so convicted, nor shall any state assessment provided for by Section 99-19-73, or any other state law, be imposed or collected.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.
