|
State
|
Enacted Legislation Effective Date
|
2003 Usage Rate (1)
|
Primary Enforcement (2)
|
Additional Information (3)
|
|
Alabama |
6/1/00 |
77% |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
Alaska |
9/12/90 |
79 |
|
$15 fine; all seats; damage mitigation by case law only |
|
Arizona |
1/1/91 |
86 |
|
damage mitigation; $10 fine; all seats |
|
Arkansas |
7/15/91 |
63 |
|
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
California |
1/1/86 |
91 |
X |
$20 fine; all seats |
|
Colorado |
7/1/87 |
78 |
|
$15 fine; front seat only; limited damage mitigation |
|
Connecticut |
1/1/86 |
78 |
X |
$15-$37 fine; front seat only |
|
Delaware |
1/1/92 |
75 |
X |
$25 fine; all seats |
|
D.C. |
12/12/85 |
85 |
X |
$50 fine; all seats |
|
Florida |
7/1/86 |
73 |
|
damage mitigation; $30 fine; all seats |
|
Georgia |
9/1/88 |
85 |
X |
$15 fine; all seats |
|
Hawaii |
12/16/85 |
92 |
X |
$45 fine; all seats |
|
Idaho |
7/1/86 |
72 |
|
$25 fine; all seats |
|
Illinois |
7/1/85 |
76 |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only (4) |
|
Indiana |
7/1/87 |
82 |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
Iowa |
7/1/86 |
86 |
X |
damage mitigation up to 5% max; $10 fine; front seat only |
|
Kansas |
7/1/86 |
64 |
|
$10 fine; front seat only |
|
Kentucky |
7/13/94 |
66 |
|
$25 fine; all seats |
|
Louisiana |
7/1/86 |
74 |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
Maine |
12/27/95 |
NA |
|
$50 fine; all seats |
|
Maryland |
7/1/86 |
88 |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
Massachusetts |
2/1/94 |
62 |
|
$25 fine; all seats |
|
Michigan |
4/1/00 |
84 |
X |
damage mitigation up to 5% max; $25 fine; all seats |
|
Minnesota |
10/1/86 |
80 |
|
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
Mississippi |
3/20/90 |
62 |
(5) |
$25 fine; all seats |
|
Missouri |
9/28/85 |
73 |
(5) |
damage mitigation up to 1% max; $10 fine; all seats |
|
Montana |
10/1/87 |
80 |
|
$20 fine; all seats |
|
Nebraska |
1/1/93 |
76 |
|
damage mitigation up to 5% max; $25 fine; front seat only |
|
Nevada |
7/1/87 |
79 |
|
$25 fine; all seats |
|
New Hampshire |
|
50 |
|
Under 18 yrs old: $25 fine |
|
New Jersey |
5/1/00 |
81 |
X |
$20 fine; damage mitigation; all seats |
|
New Mexico |
1/1/86 |
87 |
X |
$25 fine; all seats |
|
New York |
12/1/84 |
85 |
X |
damage mitigation; $50 fine; all seats |
|
North Carolina |
10/1/85 |
86 |
X |
$25 fine; front seat only |
|
North Dakota |
7/14/94 |
0.64 |
|
damage mitigation; $20 fine; front seat only |
|
Ohio |
5/6/86 |
75 |
|
damage mitigation; $20-$30 fine; front seat only |
|
Oklahoma |
2/1/87 |
77 |
X |
$20 fine; front seat only |
|
Oregon |
12/7/90 |
90 |
X |
damage mitigation; $75 fine; all seats |
|
Pennsylvania |
11/23/87 |
79 |
|
$10 fine; front seat only |
|
Rhode Island |
6/1/91 |
74 |
(5) |
$57 fine; all seats |
|
South Carolina |
7/1/89 |
73 |
(5) |
$10 fine; all seats |
|
South Dakota |
1/1/95 |
70 |
|
$20 fine; front seat only |
|
Tennessee |
4/21/86 |
69 |
|
$10 fine; front seat only |
|
Texas |
9/1/85 |
84 |
X |
$200 fine; all seats |
|
Utah |
4/28/86 |
85 |
|
$45 fine; all seats |
|
Vermont |
1/1/94 |
82 |
|
$25 fine; all seats |
|
Virginia |
1/1/88 |
75 |
|
