HF 1584

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to transportation; making seat belt violation 
  1.3             a primary offense; requiring all passengers to wear 
  1.4             seat belt; imposing petty misdemeanor penalty; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.686, 
  1.6             subdivision 1. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.686, 
  1.9   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subdivision 1.  [SEAT BELT REQUIREMENT.] (a) A properly 
  1.11  adjusted and fastened seat belt, including both the shoulder and 
  1.12  lap belt when the vehicle is so equipped, shall be worn by: 
  1.13     (1) the driver and passengers of a passenger vehicle or 
  1.14  commercial motor vehicle; 
  1.15     (2) a passenger riding in the front seat of a passenger 
  1.16  vehicle or commercial motor vehicle; and 
  1.17     (3) a passenger riding in any seat of a passenger vehicle 
  1.18  who is older than three but younger than 11 years of age. 
  1.19     (b) A person who is 15 years of age or older and who 
  1.20  violates paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), is subject to a fine 
  1.21  of $25 guilty of a petty misdemeanor.  The driver of 
  1.22  the passenger vehicle or commercial motor vehicle in which the 
  1.23  violation occurred is subject to a $25 fine guilty of a petty 
  1.24  misdemeanor for a violation of paragraph (a), clause (2) or (3), 
  1.25  by a child of the driver passenger under the age of 15 or any 
  1.26  child under the age of 11.  A peace officer may not issue a 
  2.1   citation for a violation of this section unless the officer 
  2.2   lawfully stopped or detained the driver of the motor vehicle for 
  2.3   a moving violation other than a violation involving motor 
  2.4   vehicle equipment.  The department of public safety shall not 
  2.5   record a violation of this subdivision on a person's driving 
  2.6   record.