Virginia Legislators Pass Bill To Ban Cops From Stopping Cars For No Headlights At Night, Other Violations

Chesterfield, VA – Virginia is poised to drastically reduce the circumstances in which law enforcement officers will be permitted to conduct traffic stops and enforce traffic laws. 

Proponents of Senate Bill 5029 and House Bill 5058 argue that police have been targeting black people and pulling them over for unwarranted stops and searches, the Daily Press reported. 

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. 

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