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1H.895
2SHORT FORM
3 Introduced by Representatives Tomlinson of Winooski, Berbeco of Winooski,
4Burke of Brattleboro, Cina of Burlington, Cole of Hartford,
5Critchlow of Colchester, Dodge of Essex, Headrick of
6Burlington, LaMont of Morristown, McGill of Bridport, and
7Rachelson of Burlington
8 Referred to Committee on
9 Date:
10 Subject: Motor vehicles; secondary enforcement; searches
11 Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to designate the
12 following motor vehicle violations as violations that may only be enforced if a
13 law enforcement officer has detained the operator of a vehicle for another
14 suspected violation: (1) failure to carry a registration certificate; (2) failure to
15 display unobstructed license plate numbers; (3) failure to display a license
16 plate on a trailer or semitrailer; (4) operation without a valid license under
17 certain circumstances; (5) operation by an individual with a learner’s permit
18 without a licensed driver in the vehicle; (6) operation on the right side of the
19 highway; (7) prolonged idling; (8) operation with an obstructed windshield or
20 windows; (9) operation of an uninspected motor vehicle; (10) operation with a
21 single broken taillight or brake light; (11) failure to signal a lane change or
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1 turn; (12) impeding traffic with a slow-moving vehicle; and (13) operating a
2 vehicle with an overly loud muffler. This bill also proposes to prohibit law
3 enforcement officers from requesting consent for a search of a vehicle or
4 vehicle operator or passenger following a stop for a moving violation.
5    An act relating to secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations
6 It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
7(TEXT OMITTED IN SHORT-FORM BILLS)
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