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 §§ 54–54 (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.