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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a primary seatbelt law.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

1/20/2011

Jason M. Lewis

31st Middlesex

2/1/2011

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

2/1/2011

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

2/1/2011

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2011

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

2/1/2011

John D. Keenan

7th Essex

2/3/2011

Mark C. Montigny

 

2/3/2011

Richard T. Moore

 

2/2/2011

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

2/4/2011

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.

26th Middlesex

2/2/2011

Alice K. Wolf

25th Middlesex

2/3/2011


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

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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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.