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. State v Kim A­3863­08T4 3­18­10 Defendant's conviction for refusal to submit breath samples, N.J.S.A. 39:4­ 50.2 and N.J.S.A. 39:4­50.4a, is affirmed because the State is not required to prove he understood the standard statement read to him in English, State v. Marquez, 408 N.J. Super. 273 (App. Div.), certif. granted, 200 N.J. 476 (2009), and on procedural grounds because defendant failed to move to exclude evidence of his refusal or present evidence that created a material issue as to his ability to understand English. New Seat belt law Legislation was signed into law requiring all occupants to buckle up, regardless of their seating position in a vehicle. A secondary offense, the new law allows police to issue summonses to unbuckled back seat occupants, 18 years of age and older, when the vehicle they are riding in is stopped for another violation. Adult passengers who fail to buckle up when riding in the back could be subject to a $46 fine. (Under the state’s current primary seat belt law, all motorists and passengers in the front seat, as well as all passengers under 18, who are not properly restrained in a seat belt or car seat also face a $46 fine. This ticket is issued to the driver.

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