Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33m — under Chapter 959: Court Jurisdiction and Power.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33m

Sec. 54-33m. Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search. 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.

(P.A. 85-429, S. 7, 8; P.A. 21-175, S. 16.)

History: P.A. 21-175 deleted “front seat”.