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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to safety belt law enforcement; creating

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the Dori Slosberg and Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law;

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amending s. 316.614, F.S.; deleting a requirement for

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enforcement of the Florida Safety Belt Law as a secondary

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action; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Dori Slosberg and

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Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law."

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     Section 2.  Subsection (8) of section 316.614, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     316.614  Safety belt usage.--

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     (8)  Any person who violates the provisions of this section

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commits a nonmoving violation, punishable as provided in chapter

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318. However, except for violations of s. 316.613 and paragraph

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(4)(a), enforcement of this section by state or local law

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enforcement agencies must be accomplished only as a secondary

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action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for a

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suspected violation of another section of this chapter, chapter

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320, or chapter 322.

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect June 30, 2008.