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Connecticut · Through Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33m: Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search.

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  1. TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 959*. COURT JURISDICTION AND POWER
  3. PART II*. SEARCHES

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.

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