GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 728
Second Edition Engrossed 4/15/93

Short Title:  Seat Belt Wear Admissible.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Jarrell; and P. Wilson.
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Referred to:  Judiciary III.
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April 5, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE THE WEARING OF SEAT BELTS ADMISSIBLE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-135.2A(d) reads as rewritten:
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(d)	Evidence of failure to wear a seat belt shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil trial, action, or proceeding except in an action based on a violation of this section or as justification for the stop of a vehicle or detention of a vehicle operator and passengers."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and shall apply to any trial, action or proceeding held on or after that date.