05 LC 34
0131
House
Bill 257
By:
Representatives Wilkinson of the
52nd,
Murphy of the
23rd,
Benfield of the
85th,
and Bruce of the
64th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the use of seat safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to increase the
fine for committing the offense of failure to wear a seat safety belt; to
provide for applicability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-8-76.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the use
of seat safety belts in passenger vehicles, is amended by striking in its
entirety paragraph (2) of subsection (e) and inserting in its place the
following:
"(2)
A person failing to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this Code
section shall be guilty of the offense of failure to wear a seat safety belt
and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not more than
$15.00
$50.00;
but, the provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 17 and any other provision of law to
the contrary notwithstanding, the costs of such prosecution shall not be taxed
nor shall any additional penalty, fee, or surcharge to a fine for such offense
be assessed against a person for conviction thereof. The court imposing such
fine shall forward a record of the disposition of the case of failure to wear a
seat safety belt to the Department of Motor Vehicle
Safety."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall not apply to any offense committed before July 1, 2005. Any such
offense shall be punishable as provided by the statute in effect at the time the
offense was committed.
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.