Primary Seat Belt Law (H 7085, S 2308)

The Senate heard testimony on a recurring piece of legislation that would allow police to pull cars over solely for seat belt violations. Under current law, police can issue a seat belt ticket only if the driver has been pulled over for another reason. The ACLU and others testified that allowing police to pull over suspected seat belt violators will only increase the extent of racial profiling occurring in Rhode Island. Read our testimony.