Legislators Pass Bill To Ban Cops From Stopping Cars For No Headlights At Night, Other Violations
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The legislation, which passed the General Assembly and has been sent to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to be signed into law, bans law enforcement officer from stopping vehicles for driving without headlights, driving without working tail lights or brake lights, or driving with expired registration unless it has been expired for at least three months, WSLS reported.
Police would also not be allowed to pull vehicles over for obstructed windshields, seatbelt violations, illegal tint, driving with defective or unsafe equipment, or smoking with minors inside the vehicle, according to the bill.
Officers would be banned from stopping or searching anyone based upon the odor of marijuana, and would no longer be able to stop jaywalkers or pedestrians who are “carelessly or maliciously interfering with the orderly passage of vehicles,” the Daily Press reported.
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