Seat Belt Laws

Seat Belt Law
MN Stat. 169.686

Applies to all front-seat occupants and all children under the age of 11 years regardless of position
Children over three and under 11 must be in a safety seat or seat belt (driver is responsible)
Belts must be used properly (lap belt snug over lap, not abdomen; strap across shoulder, not under arm)
Belts must be present as produced by manufacturer
Driver or passengers 15 years or older are subject to a $25 fine and may be cited separately
Driver must be stopped or detained for a moving violation before a citation can be issued.
Driver may not be ticketed for a violation by a front-seat passenger over 11 and under 15 if the passenger is not the driver’s child
Exceptions:

Persons driving in a vehicle in reverse
Person riding in a vehicle in which all seating positions equipped with safety belts are occupied by other people
Person who has in their possession a written certificate from a licensed physician stating that for medical reasons, wearing a safety belt is inadvisable
Person actually engaged in work that requires frequent alighting and reentering and who, while engaged in the work, travels in the vehicle at speeds no more than 25 m.p.h.
Person driving or riding in a vehicle made before 1/1/65
A rural mail carrier of the U.S. Postal Service while in the performance of duties
Person riding in a pickup truck (carrying capacity of 3/4 ton or less) engaged in normal farming work or activity

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