TRANSPORTATION / SEAT BELT LAW

Michigan’s standard enforcement safety belt law requires that all front seat passengers be buckled up, all passengers under 16 be buckled up regardless of seating position, and all children under age 4 to be secured in an approved child safety seat. It is also recommended that children who outgrow a child safety seat be properly fitted for a booster seat.

Michigan has upgraded its seat belt law to allow law enforcement agents to ticket motorists for seat belt violations without stopping them first for another infraction. This new “primary seat belt” law applies to drivers carrying children younger than four years of age who are not property restrained in child safety seats. For information Michigan’s child passenger safety law, contact:

Office of Highway Safety Planning
517-332-2521
https://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-72297_64773—,00.html

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Auto Safety Hotline
888-327-4236
https://www.nhtsa.gov/