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Rep. Jon Cross, R-Findlay, has introduced a bill to make not wearing a seat belt a primary offense, meaning police can stop a vehicle if they see it.
Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...
Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law , which ...
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Some states also require rear seat occupants to wear seat belts. In 24 states, the seat belt law is considered to be only a secondary offense, meaning that a police officer can only ticket a person for violating the seat belt law if the driver has already been stopped for another reason. The effectiveness of seat belt laws varies considerably ...
Atwater v. Lago Vista, 532 U.S. 318 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court decision which held that a person's Fourth Amendment rights are not violated when the subject is arrested for driving without a seatbelt.
Front seat belt warning systems must comply with the new rule by Sept. 1, 2026 and rear seat belt warning systems must comply by Sept. 1, 2027, the rule states. Vehicle manufactures are welcome to ...
Aha, I found a cite: "Uniform Vehicle Code section 12-412 deals with seat belts and shoulder harnesses, and requires that front seating positions in new passenger cars be equipped with lap type safety belts after January 1, 1965, and a combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses after January 1, 1968." UVC §§ 12-412