Seat belt law
Reach, pull, click. Take two seconds to do that with your seat belt and you increase your chances of surviving a crash. More than 90 percent of front seat occupants buckle up, according to annual observational seatbelt surveys conducted in Minnesota. Join your fellow Minnesotans and follow the law, by wearing your seat belt and staying safe.
Click it, don’t risk it. The law is for safety.
- Minnesota law requires all drivers and passengers to wear seat belts or be in the correct child restraint. Belts should be tight across the hips or thighs and should never be tucked under the arm or behind the back.
- Law enforcement will ticket unbelted drivers or passengers. A seat belt ticket can cost more than $100 with fees.
- Law enforcement will ticket drivers for unbelted passengers 14 years old and younger. They will directly ticket unbelted passengers 15 years old and older.