MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Transportation; Judiciary A
By: Representative Rushing
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-2-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE FINE IMPOSED FOR A VIOLATION OF THE MANDATORY USE OF SAFETY SEAT BELTS LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 63-2-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-2-7. (1) A violation of
this chapter shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of * * * not more
than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) upon conviction; however, only the
operator of a vehicle may be fined for a violation of this chapter by the
operator, for a violation of this chapter by a front-seat passenger or for a
violation of this chapter by a child who is under seven (7) years of age and
who is not required to be protected by the use of a child passenger restraint
device or system or a belt positioning booster seat system under the provisions
of Sections 63-7-301 through 63-7-311, regardless of the seat that the child
occupies. The maximum fine that may be imposed against the operator of a
vehicle for a violation of this chapter by the operator or for a violation of
this chapter by one or more passengers shall be * * * not more
than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) in the aggregate.
(2) A violation of this chapter shall not be entered on the driving record of any individual so convicted, nor shall any state assessment provided for by Section 99-19-73, or any other state law, be imposed or collected.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2017.