07
LC 25 4835
House
Bill 650
By:
Representatives Smith of the
131st,
Geisinger of the
48th,
Meadows of the
5th,
and Lane of the
167th
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 use of safety belts in passenger vehicles, so as to change certain penalties
for violations; 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 use of
safety belts in passenger vehicles, is amended by revising paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (e) as follows:
"(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; but,
the. Upon a
first conviction of such an offense, the defendant shall be punished by a fine
of not more than $50.00. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of such an
offense, the defendant shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00.
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 Driver
Services.
(3)
Each minor six years of age or older who is an occupant of a passenger vehicle
shall, while such passenger vehicle is being operated on a public road, street,
or highway of this state, be restrained by a seat safety belt approved under
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. In any case where a minor passenger
six years of age or older fails to comply with the requirements of this
paragraph, the driver of the passenger vehicle shall be guilty of the offense of
failure to secure a seat safety belt on a minor
and, upon
conviction thereof, may be fined not more than
$25.00.
Upon a first
conviction of such an offense, the defendant shall be punished by a fine of not
more than $50.00. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of such an offense,
the defendant shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$100.00. The court imposing such a fine
shall forward a record of the court disposition of the case of failure to secure
a seat safety belt on a minor to the Department of Driver
Services."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.