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Type of Safety Belt Use Laws, by State: As of 2000

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Map - Type of Safety Belt Use Laws, by State: As of 2000. If you are a user with a disability and cannot view this image, please call 800-853-1351 or email answers@bts.gov for further assistance.

1 Primary enforcement allows police officers to stop vehicles and write citations whenever they observe violations of safety belt laws. Secondary enforcement permits police officers to write a citation only after a vehicle is stopped for some other traffic violation.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “State Highway Safety Laws: Enforcement Provisions of Safety Belt Use,” Aug. 1, 2000.