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BTS State Transportation Profile  B-3 Texas

Table 2-3. Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2000

State Fine Seats

Alabama 7/18/1992 Primary $25 Front Designed for more than 10 passengers

Alaska 9/12/1990 Secondary $15 All School bus

Arizona 1/1/1991 Secondary $10 Front

Arkansas 7/15/1991 Secondary $25 4 Front School bus, church bus, public bus

California 1/1/1986 Primary $20 5 All None

Colorado 7/1/1987 Secondary $15 Front Passenger bus, school bus

Connecticut 1/1/1986 Primary $15 Front Truck or bus over 15,000 lbs.

Delaware 1/1/1992 Secondary $20 Front None

District of Columbia 12/12/1985 Primary $50 6 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

Hawaii 2/16/1985 Primary $45 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 $10 Front None

Kansas 7/1/1986 Secondary $10 Front

Kentucky 7/13/1994 Secondary $25 All Designed for more than 10 people

Louisiana 7/1/1986 Primary $25 7 Front Manufactured before 1/1/81

Maine 12/27/1995 Secondary $50 All None

Maryland 7/1/1986 Primary $25 Front Historic vehicle

Massachusetts 2/1/1994 Secondary $25 All Truck over 18,000 lbs., bus, taxi

Michigan 7/1/1985 Primary $25 Front 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

Montana 10/1/1987 Secondary $20 All None

Nebraska 1/1/1993 Secondary $25 Front Manufactured 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 Secondary $20 Front NoneNew Mexico 1/1/1986 Primary $25 Front Vehicle over 10,000 lbs.

New York 12/1/1984 Primary $50 Front Bus, school bus, taxi

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 FrontFarm vehicle, truck, truck tractor, RV

Oregon 12/7/1990 Primary $75 All None

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

South Dakota 1/1/1995 Secondary $20 Front Bus, school bus

  Tennessee 4/21/1986 Secondary $50 Front Vehicle over 8,500 lbs.

Texas 9/1/1985 Primary $50

Utah 4/28/1986 Secondary $45 Front

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 $35 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 $25 Front Designed for more than 10 people, bus

Effective1 Enforcement2 Vehicles exempted3

Designed for more than 10 passengers;

model year before 1972

 pickup

Designed for more than 10 people, truck over

12,000 lbs.

Designed for more than 10 people, truck over12,000 lbs.

Fron

t

Designed for more than 10

people, truck over 15,000 lbs. taxi

1 Effective date of first belt law in the state; 2 Primary enforcement enables police officers to stop vehicles and write citationswhenever they observe a violation of the seat belt law. Secondary enforcement allows police officers to write a citation for seatbelt infractions only after stopping a vehicle for some other traffic infraction; 3 Most states exempt vehicles not manufactured withseat belts; 4 Plus 3 points on license; 5 Fine for first offense; 6 Plus 2 points on license; 7 Penalty could include 30 days in jail.

KEY: NA = not applicable; RV = recreational vehicle.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2000,Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/TSFAnn/TSF2000.pdf as of Jan. 4, 2002.