Lawmakers pass tougher seat belt law
Minnesota may soon have a tougher seat belt law. In the waning moments of the session Monday night, the House passed 73-60, with the Senate following 47-19, a bill that would allow law enforcement officers to pull motorists over when someone in the vehicle is not wearing a seat belt.
Minnesota may soon have a tougher seat belt law.
In the waning moments of the session Monday night, the House passed 73-60, with the Senate following 47-19, a bill that would allow law enforcement officers to pull motorists over when someone in the vehicle is not wearing a seat belt.
Under current law, drivers and passengers may be ticketed for not wearing belts, but a vehicle cannot be stopped for that reason.
The fine for the offense would be $25.
Representative Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia, succeeded in his effort to amend the bill to allow motorists passing vehicles on two-lane roads to drive faster than the speed limit.
The bill is expected to be signed into law by Governor Tim Pawlenty.
Tags: government news, news, government, seat, belt, law
More from around the web
RSS Feeds