S.B. 36
         SAFETY BELT ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENTS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 4 January 29, 2007 10:47 am



Senator Patricia W. Jones proposes the following amendments:

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  NICK'S       SAFETY BELT ENFORCEMENT      {   AMENDMENTS   }        LAW      

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2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Patricia W. Jones


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             12          .    repeals the provision that makes a safety belt violation for a person 19 years of age
             13      or older enforceable only as a secondary action when the person is detained for
             14      another offense
  until July 1, 2010;

     . provides that beginning on or after July 1, 2010, a safety belt violation for a person 19 years of age or older is enforceable only as a secondary action when the person is detained for another offense;
     . requires the Transportation Interim Committee to study and make recommendations on safety belt usage; and
     . makes technical changes  
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             21          41-6a-1803, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2005
  ENACTS:

63-55-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953       


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{   [   } (4)      {   For   }        (a) Beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and for       a person 19 years of age or older who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (2),

             42      enforcement by a state or local law enforcement officer shall be only as a secondary action
             43      when the person has been detained for a suspected violation of Title 41, Motor Vehicles, other
             44      than Subsection (1)(a) or (2), or for another offense.
{   ]   }

    
  (b) The Transportation Interim Committee of the Legislature shall, prior to November 30, 2009:

    (i) study the increase or decrease in safety belt usage within the last three years; and
    (ii) make recommendations on the effectiveness of primary enforcement of Subsection (1)(a) or

(2).
     Section 2. 63-55-107 is enacted to read:
    63-55-107. Primary safety belt enforcement study.
     The Transportation Interim Committee of the Legislature shall, prior to November 30, 2009, study safety belt usage in accordance with Subsection 41-6a-1803(4)(b).       


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