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SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004
DEFINITION
State fines levied for failing to wear a seat belt. NOTE: New Hampshire does not have a seat belt law. Where fines range in one state, the lowest figure has been used. The following states have fines which range: Maine ($25-$50); New York ($50-$100: Drivers can be fined $100 for each passenger under 16 not wearing a seat belt); Texas ($25-$50).
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Washington: |
$86.00 |
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# 2
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Oregon: |
$75.00 |
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= 3
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District of Columbia: |
$50.00 |
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= 3
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Rhode Island: |
$50.00 |
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= 3
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New York: |
$50.00 |
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= 6
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Hawaii: |
$45.00 |
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= 6
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Utah: |
$45.00 |
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# 8
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Connecticut: |
$37.00 |
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# 9
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Florida: |
$30.00 |
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= 10
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Massachusetts: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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North Carolina: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Wyoming: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Maine: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Minnesota: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Ohio: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Louisiana: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Virginia: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Maryland: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Alabama: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Michigan: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Arkansas: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Mississippi: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Iowa: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Nebraska: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Illinois: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Nevada: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Indiana: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Texas: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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Kentucky: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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West Virginia: |
$25.00 |
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= 10
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New Mexico: |
$25.00 |
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= 32
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South Dakota: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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California: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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Delaware: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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North Dakota: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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Montana: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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Oklahoma: |
$20.00 |
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= 32
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New Jersey: |
$20.00 |
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# 39
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Colorado: |
$17.00 |
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= 40
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Alaska: |
$15.00 |
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= 40
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Georgia: |
$15.00 |
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= 42
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Wisconsin: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Kansas: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Tennessee: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Missouri: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Arizona: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Pennsylvania: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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Vermont: |
$10.00 |
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= 42
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South Carolina: |
$10.00 |
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# 50
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Idaho: |
$5.00 |
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Weighted average: |
$25.80 |
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DEFINITION: State fines levied for failing to wear a seat belt. NOTE: New Hampshire does not have a seat belt law. Where fines range in one state, the lowest figure has been used. The following states have fines which range: Maine ($25-$50); New York ($50-$100: Drivers can be fined $100 for each passenger under 16 not wearing a seat belt); Texas ($25-$50).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2003 Early Edition, Washington, DC: 2004
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