A seatbelt system for a mass transit vehicle, the system comprising: a first seatbelt of a first seat including a first buckle defining a first cavity to receive a first tongue in a fastened position and a first-sensor (216, 606, 608) disposed in the first cavity to detect the first tongue when the first seatbelt is in the fastened position; a second seatbelt of a second seat including a second buckle defining a second cavity to receive a second tongue in the fastened position and a second sensor (216, 606, 608) disposed in the second cavity to detect the second tongue when the second seatbelt is in the fastened position; and a remote monitoring unit to indicate: when the first seat is occupied, if the first seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or an unfastened position; and when the second seat is occupied, if the second seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or the unfastened position, wherein the first seatbelt further includes a first release latch (602, 604) that is to move from a rest position to a release position to enable the first tongue to transition between the fastened position and the unfastened position, the first seatbelt further includes a third sensor (216, 606, 608) to detect when the first release latch (602, 604) is in the rest position, the first seatbelt is in the unfastened position when the first release latch (602, 604) is in the release position, and wherein the first seatbelt further includes a second release latch (602, 604) that is to move from a rest position to a release position to enable the first tongue to transition between the fastened position and the unfastened position, the first seatbelt further includes a fourth sensor (216, 606, 608) to detect when the second release latch (602, 604) is in the rest position, the first seatbelt is in the unfastened position when the first release latch (602, 604) or the second release latch (602, 604) are in the release position. a first seatbelt of a first seat including a first buckle defining a first cavity to receive a first tongue in a fastened position and a first-sensor (216, 606, 608) disposed in the first cavity to detect the first tongue when the first seatbelt is in the fastened position; a second seatbelt of a second seat including a second buckle defining a second cavity to receive a second tongue in the fastened position and a second sensor (216, 606, 608) disposed in the second cavity to detect the second tongue when the second seatbelt is in the fastened position; and a remote monitoring unit to indicate: when the first seat is occupied, if the first seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or an unfastened position; and when the second seat is occupied, if the second seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or the unfastened position, when the first seat is occupied, if the first seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or an unfastened position; and when the second seat is occupied, if the second seatbelt is in the fastened positioned or the unfastened position, wherein the first seatbelt further includes a first release latch (602, 604) that is to move from a rest position to a release position to enable the first tongue to transition between the fastened position and the unfastened position, the first seatbelt further includes a third sensor (216, 606, 608) to detect when the first release latch (602, 604) is in the rest position, the first seatbelt is in the unfastened position when the first release latch (602, 604) is in the release position, and wherein the first seatbelt further includes a second release latch (602, 604) that is to move from a rest position to a release position to enable the first tongue to transition between the fastened position and the unfastened position, the first seatbelt further includes a fourth sensor (216, 606, 608) to detect when the second release latch (602, 604) is in the rest position, the first seatbelt is in the unfastened position when the first release latch (602, 604) or the second release latch (602, 604) are in the release position.