GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
H 1
HOUSE BILL 672
Short Title: Rear Occupant Seat Belt Use/Enforcement. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representative Faircloth. For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Judiciary II, if favorable, Finance |
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April 11, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase enforcement of the law requiring seat belt use by rear seat occupants of a motor vehicle.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑135.2A reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑135.2A. Seat belt use mandatory.
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(d1) Failure of a rear seat occupant of a vehicle to
wear a seat belt shall not be justification for the stop of a vehicle.
(e) Any driver or front seat
passenger who fails to wear a seat belt as required by this section shall have
committed an infraction and shall pay a penalty of twenty‑five dollars
and fifty cents ($25.50) plus the following court costs: the General Court of
Justice fee provided for in G.S. 7A‑304(a)(4), the telephone
facilities fee provided for in G.S. 7A‑304(a)(2a), and the law
enforcement training and certification fee provided for in G.S. 7A‑304(a)(3b).
Any rear seat occupant of a vehicle who fails to wear a seat belt as required
by this section shall have committed an infraction and shall pay a penalty of ten
twenty dollars ($10.00) ($20.00) and no court costs.
Court costs assessed under this section are for the support of the General
Court of Justice and shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. Conviction of an
infraction under this section has no other consequence.
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SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.