GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 514

Short Title:  Seat Belts/Criminal Prosecutions.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Flaherty; and Gardner.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE THE FAILURE TO WEAR A SEAT BELT ADMISSIBLE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-135.2A(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Evidence of failure to wear a seat belt shall not be admissible in any civil trial, action, or proceeding."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991, and applies to violations cited and offenses occurring on or after that date.