Legal Question in Traffic Law in North Carolina

Passenger seat belt

I was recently issued a ticket while riding in the passenger seat of a car for not wearing a lap belt. The ticket says I ''operated a motor vehicle on a street or highway in forward motion without having the provided front seat safety belt properly fastened about the defendants body (g.s. 20-135.2A)''

My question is about me operating the vehicle, because I was not actually operating the vehicle can I have this ticket dropped because of the officers mistake?


Asked on 1/01/09, 5:21 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jeff Rosner Rosner Law Firm P.A.

Re: Passenger seat belt

This is the first part of the statute. You can probably find the whole thing with an online search.

20-135.2A Seat belt use mandatory.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 20-137.1, EACH OCCUPANT of a motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts shall have a seatbelt properly fastened about his or her body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway in this State.

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Answered on 1/02/09, 8:26 am


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