Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use -Appendix D

Rural Pickup Truck Drivers and Safety Belt Use: Focus Group Report

STATE-BY-STATE OCCUPANT PROTECTION

LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOLS

Table D1 State Safety Belt Laws (Current to November 2000)
State	Enforcement	Coverage
Seat	Age
AL	Primary	Front	6+
AK	Secondary	All	16+
AZ	Secondary	Front	5+
AR	Secondary	Front	5+
CA	Primary	All	16+
CO	Secondary	Front	17+
CT	Primary	Front	4+
DE	Secondary	Front	All
DC	Primary	All	16+
FL	Secondary	Front	6+; 6-17 in rear
GA	Primary	Front	4+; 4-17 in rear
HI	Primary	Front	4+
ID	Secondary	Front	4+
IL	Secondary	Front	6+
IN	Primary	Front	4+; 4-11 in rear
IA	Primary	Front	6+
KS	Secondary	Front	14+
KY	Secondary	All	Over 40 in. tall
LA	Primary	Front	13+
ME	Secondary	All	4+
MD	Primary	Front	16+
MA	Secondary	All	12+
MI	Primary	Front	4+; 4-15 in rear
MN	Secondary	Front	All; 3-10 in rear
MS	Secondary	Front	4+; 4-7 in rear
MO	Secondary	Front	4+; 4-15 in rear
MT	Secondary	All	4+
NE	Secondary	Front	5+
NV	Secondary	All	6+
NH	Secondary	All	Under 18 only
NJ	Primary	Front	5+
NM	Primary	Front	11+
NY	Primary	Front	16+
NC	Primary	Front	16+
ND	Secondary	Front	18+
OH	Secondary	Front	4+
OK	Primary	Front	All
OR	Primary	All	16+
PA	Secondary	Front	4+
RI	Secondary	All	6+
SC	Secondary	Front	6+
SD	Secondary	Front	5+
TN	Secondary	Front	13+
TX	Primary	Front	4+; 4-14 in rear
UT	Secondary	All	19+
VT	Secondary	All	13+
VA	Secondary	Front	16+
WA	Secondary	All	All
WV	Secondary	Front	9+; 9-17 in rear
WI	Secondary	All	4+; 4-15 in rear
WY	Secondary	All	5+
PU	Primary	front	5+
Law applies to all seating positions if driver is under 18 years old.

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