(a) A person subject to a penalty pursuant to Section 32-5B-5, shall not be assessed court costs on a conviction.
(b) In any case brought by a law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Public Safety, sixty percent (60%) of the funds generated shall be allocated to the Department of Public Safety, Law Enforcement Division. The remaining forty percent (40%) of the funds shall be allocated to the State General Fund.
(c) A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle, its content, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this chapter.
(d) Each state, county, and municipal police department must maintain statistical information on traffic stops of this nature on minorities and report that information monthly to the Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 5B - Alabama Safety Belt Act of 1991.
Section 32-5B-2 - Definition of "Passenger car."
Section 32-5B-3 - Legislative Findings.
Section 32-5B-4 - Safety Belt Requirements for Occupants of Passenger Cars; Exemptions.
Section 32-5B-5 - Penalty for Violations of Chapter.
Section 32-5B-6 - (Repealed Effective December 9, 1999) Issuance of Citation or Warrant.
Section 32-5B-8 - Disposition of Funds; Searches; Statistics.