Seat Belt and Child Restraint Violations: State Laws
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| Alabama |
Alabama
Safety Belt Act
(AL Code Title 32, Ch. 5B) |
| Alaska |
Negligent
Driving
(AK Statutes 28.35.45) |
| Arizona |
Vehicle
restraints required; exceptions; civil penalty
(ARS 28-909) |
| Arkansas |
Seat
belt use required
(AR Code section 27-37-702) |
| California |
Safety
Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems
(California Vehicle Code Sections 27302 - 27317) |
| Colorado |
Safety
belt systems
(CRS 42-4-237) |
| Connecticut |
Seat
safety belts. Child restraint systems
(GSC section 14-100a) |
| Delaware |
Occupant
Protection System Safety Act
(DE Code Title 21, Ch. 48) |
| District of Columbia |
Use
of safety belts required
(DC Code section 50-1802) |
| Florida |
Safety
belt usage
(FS 316.614) |
| Georgia |
Safety
belts
(Georgia Code 40-8-76) |
| Hawaii |
Mandatory
use of seat belts
(HRS section 291-11.6 |
| Idaho |
Safety
restraint use
(ID Statutes section 49-673) |
| Illinois |
Seat
Safety Belts
(scroll to 625 ILCS 5/12-603 to 5/12-603.1) |
| Indiana |
Passenger
Restraint Systems
(Indiana Code 9-19-10) |
| Iowa |
Safety
belts and safety harnesses
(IA Code section 321.445) |
| Kansas |
Safety
Belt Use Act
(KS Statutes Ch. 8, Article 25) |
| Kentucky |
Requirements
of use of seat belts and child restraint systems
[PDF] (KRS 189.125) |
| Louisiana |
Safety
belt use
(LRS 32:295.1) |
| Maine |
Use
of safety seat belts
(MRS Title 29-A section 2081) |
| Maryland |
Mandatory
seat belt use
(MD Transp. Code section 22-412.3) |
| Massachusetts |
Seat
belt use required
(90 MGL section 13A) |
| Michigan |
Safety
belt required
(MI Vehicle Code section 257.710e) |
| Minnesota |
Seat
belt; passenger restraint system for children
(MN Statute 169.685) |
| Mississippi |
Mandatory
use of safety belts
(MS Code Title 63, Ch. 2) |
| Missouri |
Seat
belts required for passenger cars
(MRS 307.178) |
| Montana |
Seatbelt
use required
(MCA section 61-13-103) |
| Nebraska |
Use
of restraint system or occupant protection system
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-6, 267) |
| Nevada |
Safety
belts and shoulder harness
(NRS 484.641) |
| New Hampshire |
Child
passenger restraints required
(NH Statutes 265:107-a) |
| New Jersey |
Seat
belt usage requirements
(NJ Statutes 39:3-76.2f) |
| New Mexico |
Safety
belt use required
(NMS 66-7-372) |
| New York |
Operation
of vehicles with safety seats and safety belts
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 1229-c) |
| North Carolina |
Seat
belt use mandatory
(NCGS section 20-135.2A) |
| North Dakota | Safety
belts
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-21 scroll to 39-21-41.1) |
| Ohio | Occupant
Restraining Devices
(ORC section 4513.263) |
| Oklahoma |
Operators
and front seat passengers required to wear safety belts
(OK Statute 47-12-417) |
| Oregon |
Rules
of the Road: Safety Belts
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 811.210 to 811.225) |
| Pennsylvania |
Other
Required Equipment: Child Passenger Protection
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 45; scroll to Subchapter E) |
| Rhode Island |
Safety
seat belts in new vehicles
(RI Code 31-23-39) |
| South Carolina |
Child
Passenger Restraint System
(SC Code scroll to Article 47) |
| South Dakota |
Safety
Belt System Usage in Passenger Vehicles
(SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-38) |
| Tennessee |
Child
passenger restraint systems
(TN Code section 55-9-602) |
| Texas |
Operation
and Movement of Vehicles
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.412 and 545.413) |
| Utah |
Driver
and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required
(UT Code 41-6a-1803) |
| Vermont |
Child
restraint systems
(23 VSA section 1258) |
| Virginia |
Safety
lap belts and shoulder harnesses
(VA Code 46.2-1094) |
| Washington |
Child
passenger restraint systems
(RCW section 46.37.505) |
| West Virginia |
Child
passenger safety devices required
(WV Code section 17C-15-46) |
| Wisconsin |
Safety
belts and child safety restraint systems
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 347 scroll to section 347.48) |
| Wyoming |
Child
safety restraint
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 13) |