Seat Belt and Child Restraint Violations: State Laws
| State | Statute |
| 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) Child passenger restraint system; civil penalty (ARS 28-907) |
| Arkansas | Seat belt use required (AR Code section 27-37-702) Child Passenger Protection (AR Code Title 27, Ch. 34) |
| California | Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems (California Vehicle Code Sections 27302 - 27317) Child Safety Belt and Passenger Restraint Requirements (California Vehicle Code Sections 27360 - 27368) |
| Colorado | Safety belt systems (CRS 42-4-237) Child restraint systems required (CRS 42-4-236) |
| 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) Child restraint; requirements (DC Code section 50-1703) |
| Florida | Safety belt usage (FS 316.614) Child restraint requirements (FS 316.613) |
| Georgia | Safety belts (Georgia Code 40-8-76) |
| Hawaii | Mandatory use of seat belts (HRS section 291-11.6 Child passenger restraints (HRS section 291-11.5) |
| Idaho | Safety restraint use (ID Statutes section 49-673) Passenger safety for children (ID Statutes section 49-672) |
| 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) Passenger Restraint Systems for Children (Indiana Code 9-19-11) |
| Iowa | Safety belts and safety harnesses (IA Code section 321.445) Child restraint devices (IA Code section 321.446) |
| Kansas | Safety Belt Use Act (KS Statutes Ch. 8, Article 25) Child passenger safety; restraining systems for children under the age of four; use of seat belts by children between the ages of five and fourteen. (KS Statutes 8-1344) |
| Kentucky | Requirements of use of seat belts and child restraint systems [PDF] (KRS 189.125) |
| Louisiana | Safety belt use (LRS 32:295.1) Child passenger restraint system (LRS 32:295) |
| Maine | Use of safety seat belts (MRS Title 29-A section 2081) |
| Maryland | Mandatory seat belt use (MD Transp. Code section 22-412.3) Child safety seats (MD Transp. Code section 22-412.2) |
| Massachusetts | Seat belt use required (90 MGL section 13A) Child passenger restraints (90 MGL section 7AA) |
| Michigan | Safety belt required (MI Vehicle Code section 257.710e) Child restraint system required (MI Vehicle Code section 257.710d) Safety Belt and Child Restraint Laws [PDF] (MI State Police) |
| Minnesota | Seat belt; passenger restraint system for children (MN Statute 169.685) Seat belt use required; penalty (MN Statute 169.686) |
| 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) Child passenger restraint (NMS 66-7-369) |
| 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) Child restraint systems required (NCGS section 20-137.1) |
| North Dakota | Safety belts [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-21 scroll to 39-21-41.1) Child restraint devices [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-21 scroll to 39-21-41.2) Driving Without a License / With a Suspended License Operators must be licensed [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-06 scroll to 39-06-01) |
| 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) Approved types of seat belts (RI Code 31-23-40) |
| South Carolina | Child Passenger Restraint System (SC Code scroll to Article 47) Safety Belts (SC Code scroll to Article 48) |
| South Dakota | Safety Belt System Usage in Passenger Vehicles (SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-38) Child Passenger Restraint System (SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-37) |
| Tennessee | Child passenger restraint systems (TN Code section 55-9-602) Use of safety belts in passenger vehicles (TN Code section 55-9-603) |
| 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) Safety belts (23 VSA section 1259) |
| Virginia | Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses (VA Code 46.2-1094) Child restraint devices (VA Code 46.2-1095) |
| Washington | Child passenger restraint systems (RCW section 46.37.505) Seat belts and shoulder harnesses (RCW section 46.37.510) |
| West Virginia | Child passenger safety devices required (WV Code section 17C-15-46) Operation of vehicles with safety belts (WV Code section 17C-15-49) |
| 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) Safety belt usage (WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 14) |
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