SITCIOT - Stick It to Click It or Ticket

Seat belts already are mandatory in Virginia, but not wearing one could get you pulled over if a Senate bill becomes law. The Senate Transportation Committee on Thursday approved, 8-4, a bill sponsored by Sen. Patricia Ticer, D-Alexandria, that would make the violation of the state’s seat belt law a primary offense, meaning an officer could stop and ticket you solely for not buckling up. The current law specifies that not wearing a seat belt is a secondary offense, and violators can only be cited if they were stopped for another suspected infraction.

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