Table 2-4:  Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2002,,,,,,
State,Effective1,Enforcement2,   Fine,,Seats covered,Vehicles exempted9
Alabama,7/18/1992,Primary,$25 ,,Front,"Designed for >10 passengers; model year <1965.  Exemptions for medical reasons, rural mail carriers, and paper delivery."
Alaska,9/12/1990,Secondary,$15 ,,All,School bus.
Arizona,1/1/1991,Secondary,$10 ,,All,Designed for >10 passengers; model year < 1972.
Arkansas,7/15/1991,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,"School, church, or public bus; model year <1968."
California,1/1/1986,Primary,$20 ,,All,None.
Colorado,7/1/1987,Secondary,$17 ,,Front,"Passenger bus, school bus, farm tractor, implements of husbandry."
Connecticut,1/1/1986,Primary,$37 ,,Front,"Truck or bus >15,000 lbs."
Delaware,1/1/1992,Secondary,$20 ,,Front,Postal service vehicles.
District of Columbia,12/12/1985,Primary,$50 ,5,All,Seating >8 people.
Florida,7/1/1986,Secondary,$30 ,,Front,"School bus, public bus, truck >5,000 lbs."
Georgia,9/1/1988,Primary,$15 ,,Front,Designed for >10 passengers; pickup truck.
Hawaii,2/16/1985,Primary,$45 ,,Front,"Bus or school bus >10,000 lbs."
Idaho,7/1/1986,Secondary,$5 ,,Front,">8,000 lbs."
Illinois,7/1/1985,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,None.
Indiana,7/1/1987,Primary,$25 ,,Front,"Truck, tractor, RV."
Iowa,7/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,,Front,None.
Kansas,7/1/1986,Secondary,$10 ,,Front,"Designed for >10 people; truck >12,000 lbs."
Kentucky,7/13/1994,Secondary,$25 ,,All,Designed for >10 people.
Louisiana,7/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,,Front,Designed for >10 people; model year <1981.
Maine,12/27/1995,Secondary,$25-$50,,All seats ,
Maryland,7/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,,Front,Historic vehicle.
Massachusetts,2/1/1994,Secondary,$25 ,,All seats,"Truck >18,000 lbs; bus and taxi operators."
Michigan,7/1/1985,Primary,$25 ,,Front,"Taxi, bus, school bus."
Minnesota,8/1/1986,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,Farm pickup truck.
Mississippi,3/20/1990,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,"Farm vehicle, bus; exemptions for medical reasons and letter carriers."
Missouri,9/28/1985,Secondary,$10 ,,Front,"Designed for >10 people; truck >12,000 lbs."
Montana,10/1/1987,Secondary,$20 ,,All,Specially licensed motor vehicles and vehicles that make frequent stops.
Nebraska,1/1/1993,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,Model year <1973.
Nevada,7/1/1987,Secondary,$25 ,,All,"Taxi, bus, school bus."
New Hampshire,None,No adult law,NA,,NA,"School bus, vehicle for hire; model year <1968."
New Jersey,3/1/1985,Primary,$20 ,6,Front,None.,
New Mexico,1/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,5,All,">10,000 lbs.",
New York,12/1/1984,Primary,$50-$100,7,Front,"Bus, school bus, taxi, emergency vehicle.",
North Carolina,10/1/1985,Primary,$25 ,,Front,Designed for >10 people.,
North Dakota,7/14/1994,Secondary,$20 ,,Front,Designed for >10 people.,
Ohio,5/6/1986,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,None.,
Oklahoma,2/1/1987,Primary,$20 ,,Front,"Farm vehicle, truck, truck tractor, RV.",
Oregon,12/7/1990,Primary,$75 ,,All,"Newspaper, mail, meter, transit vehicle.10",
Pennsylvania,11/23/1987,Secondary3,$10 ,,Front,"Truck >7,000 lbs.",
Rhode Island,6/18/1991,Secondary,$50 ,,All,"Manufactured before July 1, 1966; letter carriers; persons with physical/medical reasons, with a note from a licensed physician.",
South Carolina,7/1/1989,Secondary,$10 ,,All,"School bus, public bus; vehicle with no belts in rear seating areas.",
South Dakota,1/1/1995,Secondary,$20 ,,Front,"Passenger bus, school bus.",
Tennessee,4/21/1986,Secondary,$10 ,,Front,">8,500 lbs.",
Texas,9/1/1985,Primary,$25-$50,,Front,"Designed for >10 people, truck over 15,000 lbs, farm vehicle.",
Utah,4/28/1986,Secondary,$45 ,,All,None.,
Vermont,1/1/1994,Secondary,$10 ,,All,"Bus, taxi.",
Virginia,1/1/1988,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,"Designed for >10 people, taxi."
Washington,6/11/1986,Primary4,$86 ,,All,Designed for >10 people.
West Virginia,9/1/1993,Secondary,$25 ,,Front,Designed for >10 people.
Wisconsin,12/1/1987,Secondary,$10 ,,All,"Taxi, farm truck."
Wyoming,6/8/1989,Secondary,$25,8,All,Persons with physical/medical exemption documented by physician's signature; postal vehicles; children riding in child seats as required by law.
"1Effective date of first belt law in the state; 2Primary enforcement enables police officers to stop vehicles and write citations whenever they observe a violation of the seat belt law.  Secondary enforcement allows police officers to write a citation for seat belt infractions only after stopping a vehicle for some other traffic infraction; 3Pennsylvania's fine is $10, but with court, EMS, judicial, and computer costs the ticket total is $51.50; 4Effective June 2002;  5Plus 2 points on license; 6$20 for seat belt violation, $10-$25 for child seat violation; 7Plus 3 points on license.  Front seat passengers 16 and older can be fined up to $50 and drivers can be fined up to $100 for each passenger under 16 not wearing a seat belt; 8Fine for driver is $25, fine for passengers over 12 years is $10; 9Most states exempt vehicles not manufactured with seatbelts; 10Police/emergency vehicles exempted in some situations.",,,,,,
KEY: NA = not applicable; RV = recreational vehicle.,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2003EarlyEdition.pdf as of Oct. 27, 2004.",,,,,,
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