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Wisconsin

9/19/05-A bill that sought to permit police to pull over drivers who are not buckled up has died.
The Assembly Committee on Transportation voted 7-6 against the bill, effectively killing it for the year.
Sponsored by Rep. Garey Bies, R-Sister Bay, the bill would have created a primary law for seat-belt enforcement.
Current Wisconsin law allows police to issue seat-belt citations to drivers only after stopping a vehicle for another traffic violation, such as speeding.
AB215 would have increased the fine for failure to buckle up from $10 to $25. No points would have been assessed against a driver’s license.

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