Traffic stops
Getting pulled over, documents, searches, and what happens roadside.
17 sections
- Traffic StopsSection 66-5-16 — the physical license on the driver whenever driving, and shown on demand
- Fleeing the PoliceSection 30-22-1.1 — aggravated fleeing is a fourth degree felony, or third degree when someone is hurt
- Driving Without a License, or on a Suspended OneSection 66-5-39.1 — at least four days in jail for driving while revoked
- Speed LimitsSection 66-7-301 — 15 at a posted school zone, 30 in town, 75 at most
- Reckless and Careless DrivingSection 66-8-113 — five to ninety days or $25 to $100 on a first reckless driving conviction
- Your Phone Behind the WheelSection 66-7-374 — no reading, viewing or typing a text on a handheld device while driving
- Passing a School BusSection 66-7-347 — stop at least ten feet away from either direction
- Seat Belts and Car SeatsSection 66-7-369 — everyone under 18 properly restrained, by age and weight
- Motorcycle HelmetsSection 66-7-356 — a fastened, approved helmet for any rider under eighteen
- Window TintSection 66-3-846.1 — at least twenty percent of light through the side and rear windows
- Moving Over for Emergency VehiclesSection 66-7-332 — pull right and stop for lights and sirens; a lane away, or slow down, for a stopped one
- After a CrashSection 66-7-206 — immediate notice to police of an injury, a death or damage of $500 or more
- Insurance on the CarSection 66-5-205 — no driving an uninsured vehicle, a misdemeanor
- A Teen Driver's LicenseSection 66-5-8 — a provisional license at fifteen and a half, with a midnight to 5:00 a.m. limit
- The DWI Stop and the TestSection 66-8-111 — a refusal revokes the license for one year; a result over the limit, six months at twenty-one and olderalso here
- Open Containers in a VehicleSection 66-8-138 — no drinking, and no open container on the body, in a vehicle on a public highwayalso here
- Under 21 and DrivingSection 66-8-110 — two one hundredths or more under twenty-one revokes the privilege to drivealso here
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