GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 697

Short Title:  Seat Belt Usage Admissible.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Flaherty; and G. Thompson.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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April 1, 1993

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 December 1, 1993, and applies to violations cited and offenses occurring on or after that date.