Effective June 9, Minnesota's seat belt law is a primary offense, meaning drivers and passengers in all seating positions must be buckled up or in the correct child restraint. Law enforcement can stop motorists for seat belt violations. A seat belt ticket is $25 but usually costs more than $100 with administrative fees.
This law is critical to road safety: Each year around 200 motorists killed are unbelted and more than 400 are seriously injured.
A seat belt is your best defense in a crash, especially when Minnesota roads are threatened with speeding, distracted and impaired drivers.
Enforcement of this seat belt law begins with you; speak up and insist your passengers are buckled up. In a crash, unbelted passengers can slam into and injure or kill others in a vehicle.
~Press release
