The failure of an operator of, or passenger in, a private passenger motor vehicle or vanpool vehicle to wear a seat safety belt as required by section 14-100a shall not constitute probable cause for a law enforcement official to conduct a search of such vehicle and its contents.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33m
Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search
Known as the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act
The act spans §§ 54-1 to 54-6 (78 sections).
(P.A. 85-429, S. 7, 8; P.A. 21-175, S. 16.) History: P.A. 21-175 deleted “front seat”.
Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.