Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 367

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Description: Seat belt; failure to wear admissible to prove failure to mitigate damages.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2		02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

House Committee:

• Judiciary A

Principal Author: Upshaw

Code Section: A 063-0002-0003

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO PROVIDE AND USE A SEAT BELT RESTRAINT DEVICE OR SYSTEM MAY BE ADMISSIBLE IN EVIDENCE TO PROVE A FAILURE TO MITIGATE DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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