HB960:

Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, exclusion of evidence.

Bill Summary:

Issuing citations; marijuana and certain traffic
offenses; exclusion of evidence. Removes provisions that no law-enforcement
officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) with
an expired safety inspection or registration sticker until the first
day of the fourth month after the original expiration date; (ii)
with defective and unsafe equipment; (iii) without a light illuminating
a license plate; (iv) without brake lights, a high mount stop light,
or headlights; or (v) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive
or unusual levels of noise, and the accompanying exclusionary provisions.
The bill also removes the exclusionary provisions for operating a
motor vehicle (a) in violation of certain restrictions on people
with a learner's permit, (b) while smoking with a minor present,
(c) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, (d) with
certain objects suspended in the vehicle, and (e) without the required
use of seat belts, and for certain violations involving pedestrians
crossing a highway. The bill also removes the exclusionary provision
that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop, search, or seize
any person, place, or thing solely on the basis of the odor of marijuana.