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