Seat Belt Safety Law Chart by State

May 2017
Primary 2016 Primary 2016
State State
Belt Law Belt Use Rate Belt Law Belt Use Rate

Alabama 1999 92.0% Nebraska 83.3%

Alaska 2006 88.5% Nevada 89.4%

Arizona 88.0% New Hampshire 70.2%

Arkansas 2009 75.1% New Jersey 2000 93.4%

California 1993 96.5% New Mexico 1986 92.3%

Colorado 84.0% New York 1984 91.8%

Connecticut 1986 89.4% North Carolina 1985 91.7%

Delaware 2003 91.4% North Dakota 82.8%

Florida 2009 89.6% Ohio 83.8%

Georgia 1996 97.2% Oklahoma 1997 86.6%

Hawaii 1985 94.5% Oregon 1990 96.2%

Idaho 82.9% Pennsylvania 85.2%

Illinois 2003 93.0% Rhode Island 2011 87.5%

Indiana 1998 92.4% South Carolina 2005 93.9%

Iowa 1986 93.8% South Dakota 74.2%

Kansas 2010 87.0% Tennessee 2004 88.9%

Kentucky 2006 86.5% Texas 1985 91.6%

Louisiana 1995 87.8% Utah 87.9%

Maine 2007 85.8% Vermont 80.0%

Maryland 1997 90.8% Virginia 2015 79.0%

Massachusetts 78.2% Washington 2002 94.7%

Michigan 2000 94.5% West Virginia 86.8%

Minnesota 2009 93.2% Wisconsin 2009 88.4%

Mississippi 2006 77.9% Wyoming 2013 80.5%

Missouri 81.4% District of Columbia 2003 94.1%

Montana 76.0% Puerto Rico 1975 93.8%

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