Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Seat belt; jury may be informed if injured passenger refused request from driver to wear.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Transportation | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Maples
Code Section: A 063-0002-0003
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ASKS A PASSENGER TO WEAR HIS SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DEVICE OR SYSTEM AND THE PASSENGER REFUSES TO DO SO AND SUBSEQUENTLY IS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF NOT HAVING WORN THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DEVICE OR SYSTEM AND SUES THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR DAMAGES, THE JURY MAY BE INFORMED THAT THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE REQUESTED THE PASSENGER TO WEAR HIS SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DEVICE OR SYSTEM AND THE INJURED PASSENGER REFUSED TO DO SO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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