{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33m","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 54-33m","heading":"Failure to wear seat belt not probable cause for vehicle search.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 54. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 959*. COURT JURISDICTION AND POWER","PART II*. SEARCHES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_959.htm#sec_54-33m","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:19Z","sha256":"4fa35251c080ceb070113f9de954bf383325bdacf2b863635d6181a8d919503a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33l","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-54-33n"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}