Bill Text: MS HB402 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Seat belt and booster seat laws; remove criminal penalties for violation of.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB402 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2010-HB402-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2010 Regular Session

To: Transportation

By: Representative DuVall

House Bill 402

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE SEAT BELT AND BOOSTER SEAT LAWS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 63-2-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     63-2-7.   * * *

     A violation of this chapter shall not be entered on the driving record of any individual so convicted, nor shall any state assessment provided for by Section 99-19-73, or any other state law, be imposed or collected.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.

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