Table 2-3:  Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2001,,,,,
State,Effective 1,Enforcement 2,Fine,Seats,Vehicles exempted 6
Alabama,7/18/1992,Primary,$25 ,Front,Designed for more than 10 passengers; model year before 1965
Alaska,9/12/1990,Secondary,$15 ,All,School bus
Arizona,1/1/1991,Secondary,$10 ,Front,Designed for more than 10 passengers; model year before 1972
Arkansas,7/15/1991,Secondary,$254,Front,"School bus, church bus, public bus; model year before 1968"
California,1/1/1986,Primary,$20 ,All,None
Colorado,7/1/1987,Secondary3,$15 ,Front3,"Passenger bus, school bus"
Connecticut,1/1/1986,Primary,$37 ,Front,"Truck or bus over 15,000 lbs."
Delaware,1/1/1992,Secondary,$20 ,Front,Postal service vehicles
District of Columbia,12/12/1985,Primary,$504,All,Seating more than 8 people
Florida,7/1/1986,Secondary,$30 ,Front,"School bus, public bus, truck over 5,000 lbs."
Georgia,9/1/1988,Primary,$15 ,Front,"Designed for more than 10 passengers, pickup truck"
Hawaii,2/16/1985,Primary,$20 ,Front,"Bus or school bus over 10,000 lbs."
Idaho,7/1/1986,Secondary,$5 ,Front,"Over 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 more than 10 people, truck over 12,000 lbs."
Kentucky,7/13/1994,Secondary,$25 ,All,Designed for more than 10 people
Louisiana,7/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,Front,Designed for more than 10 people; model year before 1981
Maine,12/27/1995,Secondary,$60 ,All,Manufactured without seat belts
Maryland,7/1/1986,Primary,$25 ,Front,Historic vehicle
Massachusetts,2/1/1994,Secondary,$25 ,All,"Truck over 18,000 lbs., bus, 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"
Missouri,9/28/1985,Secondary,$10 ,Front,"Designed for more than 10 people, truck over 12,000 lbs."
Montana,10/1/1987,Secondary,$20 ,All,None
Nebraska,1/1/1993,Secondary,$25 ,Front,Model year before 1973
Nevada,7/1/1987,Secondary,$25 ,All,"Taxi, bus, school bus"
New Hampshire,None,NA,NA,NA,NA
New Jersey,3/1/1985,Primary,$42 ,Front,None,
New Mexico,1/1/1986,Primary,$254,All,"Over 10,000 lbs.",
New York,12/1/1984,Primary,$50 ,Front,"Bus, school bus, taxi, emergency vehicle",
North Carolina,10/1/1985,Primary,$25 ,Front,Designed for more than 10 people,
North Dakota,7/14/1994,Secondary,$20 ,Front,Designed for more than 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",
Pennsylvania,11/23/1987,Secondary,$10 ,Front,"Truck over 7,000 lbs.",
Rhode Island,6/18/1991,Secondary,$50 ,All,None,
South Carolina,7/1/1989,Secondary,$10 ,All,"School bus, public bus; vehicle with no belts in rear",
South Dakota,1/1/1995,Secondary,$20 ,Front,"Bus, school bus",
Tennessee,4/21/1986,Secondary,$10 ,Front,"Over 8,500 lbs.",
Texas,9/1/1985,Primary,$50 ,Front,"Designed for more than 10 people, truck over 15,000 lbs.",
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 more than 10 people, taxi"
Washington,6/11/1986,Secondary,$71 ,All,Designed for more than 10 people
West Virginia,9/1/1993,Secondary,$25 ,Front,Designed for more than 10 people
Wisconsin,12/1/1987,Secondary,$10 ,All,"Taxi, farm truck"
Wyoming,6/8/1989,Secondary,$255,All,"Designed for more than 11 people, bus"
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; 3Primary enforcement for all positions if driver is under 18 years; 4Plus 2 points on license; 5Fine for driver is $25; fine for passengers over 12 years is $10; 6Most states exempt vehicles not manufactured with seat belts.  ,,,,,
KEY: NA = not applicable; RV = recreational vehicle.,,,,,
"SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2002 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2003, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2002.pdf as of Oct. 1, 2003.",,,,,
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