using the information on the Contact Page
Effective May 1, 2000 New Jersey's seat belt law is being upgraded. Police officers will be able to stop and issue summons to drivers and front seat passengers solely for not wearing their seat belts.
Why did New Jersey change to a Primary Seat Belt Law?
Studies have shown that seat belts do save lives and reduce injuries during crashes
more than 2,000 unbuckled drivers and front seat passengers died on New Jersey's roadways in the past 10 years
New Jersey's seat belt use rate is below the national average.
New Jersey's new primary seat belt law:
DOES NOT add points to a driver's motor vehicle record;
New Jersey's new primary seat belt law:
applies to all passenger vehicles that are required to be equipped with seat belts
applies to drivers and front seat passenger
continues the existing requirement that the driver is responsible for seat belt use by front seat passengers who are under the age of 18
New Jersey's existing child passenger law:
allows police officers to stop and issue a summons to a motorist solely for not securing children as legally required.
Up to 18 months of age, children MUST be in a child safety seat anywhere in the vehicle
Between 18 month and 5 years of age, children in the rear seat must be in a child safety seat or buckled by the vehicle's seat belt
Children in the front seat MUST
be in a child safety seat up to the age of 5