State | Statute |
Alabama | Alabama Safety Belt Act (AL Code Title 32, Ch. 5B) |
Alaska | Negligent Driving (AK Statutes 28.35.45) |
Arizona | Vehicle restraints required; exceptions; civil penalty (ARS 28-909) |
Arkansas | Seat belt use required (AR Code section 27-37-702) |
California | Safety Belts and Inflatable Restraint Systems (California Vehicle Code Sections 27302 - 27317) |
Colorado | Safety belt systems (CRS 42-4-237) |
Connecticut | Seat safety belts. Child restraint systems (GSC section 14-100a) |
Delaware | Occupant Protection System Safety Act (DE Code Title 21, Ch. 48) |
District of Columbia | Use of safety belts required (DC Code section 50-1802) |
Florida | Safety belt usage (FS 316.614) |
Georgia | Safety belts (Georgia Code 40-8-76) |
Hawaii | Mandatory use of seat belts (HRS section 291-11.6 |
Idaho | Safety restraint use (ID Statutes section 49-673) |
Illinois | Seat Safety Belts (scroll to 625 ILCS 5/12-603 to 5/12-603.1) |
Indiana | Passenger Restraint Systems (Indiana Code 9-19-10) |
Iowa | Safety belts and safety harnesses (IA Code section 321.445) |
Kansas | Safety Belt Use Act (KS Statutes Ch. 8, Article 25) |
Kentucky | Requirements of use of seat belts and child restraint systems [PDF] (KRS 189.125) |
Louisiana | Safety belt use (LRS 32:295.1) |
Maine | Use of safety seat belts (MRS Title 29-A section 2081) |
Maryland | Mandatory seat belt use (MD Transp. Code section 22-412.3) |
Massachusetts | Seat belt use required (90 MGL section 13A) |
Michigan | Safety belt required (MI Vehicle Code section 257.710e) |
Minnesota | Seat belt; passenger restraint system for children (MN Statute 169.685) |
Mississippi | Mandatory use of safety belts (MS Code Title 63, Ch. 2) |
Missouri | Seat belts required for passenger cars (MRS 307.178) |
Montana | Seatbelt use required (MCA section 61-13-103) |
Nebraska | Use of restraint system or occupant protection system (R.R.S. Nebr. ยง 60-6, 267) |
Nevada | Safety belts and shoulder harness (NRS 484.641) |
New Hampshire | Child passenger restraints required (NH Statutes 265:107-a) |
New Jersey | Seat belt usage requirements (NJ Statutes 39:3-76.2f) |
New Mexico | Safety belt use required (NMS 66-7-372) |
New York | Operation of vehicles with safety seats and safety belts (NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 1229-c) |
North Carolina | Seat belt use mandatory (NCGS section 20-135.2A) |
North Dakota | Safety belts [PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-21 scroll to 39-21-41.1) |
Ohio | Occupant Restraining Devices (ORC section 4513.263) |
Oklahoma | Operators and front seat passengers required to wear safety belts (OK Statute 47-12-417) |
Oregon | Rules of the Road: Safety Belts [PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 811.210 to 811.225) |
Pennsylvania | Other Required Equipment: Child Passenger Protection [PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 45; scroll to Subchapter E) |
Rhode Island | Safety seat belts in new vehicles (RI Code 31-23-39) |
South Carolina | Child Passenger Restraint System (SC Code scroll to Article 47) |
South Dakota | Safety Belt System Usage in Passenger Vehicles (SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-38) |
Tennessee | Child passenger restraint systems (TN Code section 55-9-602) |
Texas | Operation and Movement of Vehicles (TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.412 and 545.413) |
Utah | Driver and passengers -- Seat belt or child restraint device required (UT Code 41-6a-1803) |
Vermont | Child restraint systems (23 VSA section 1258) |
Virginia | Safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses (VA Code 46.2-1094) |
Washington | Child passenger restraint systems (RCW section 46.37.505) |
West Virginia | Child passenger safety devices required (WV Code section 17C-15-46) |
Wisconsin | Safety belts and child safety restraint systems [PDF] (WI Code Chapter 347 scroll to section 347.48) |
Wyoming | Child safety restraint (WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5, Article 13) |