In early May of this year Steve Bousquet of the Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau reported the Florida law regarding the wearing of seatbelts was changing effective June 30, 2009. From that time on a Florida Police Officer can stop a driver for not having one on. If the officer believes alcohol or drug use seem to be present or appear in use the Officer can test the driver and then arrest a them for DUI.

 

As many states get tougher about the wearing of seatbelts as an issue, Florida too arrived with a new version. It was reported throughout the media and in The Miami Herald that Governor Charlie Crist signed legislation allowing police in Florida to ticket drivers specifically for not wearing seat belts. This reverses public policy on a decades old policy for seat belts in Florida.

 

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