Legal Question in Traffic Law in New Mexico

Here in New Mexico my freind who is under the age of 16 (who was the passenger in a car) got a ticket for not be buckeled up. My question is since she was under the age of 16 should that ticket gone to the driver instead?


Asked on 10/02/09, 8:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

No. Your friend is personally responsible for obeying the seatbelt law if she is 14 years of age or older.

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Answered on 10/08/09, 8:56 am


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