Freedom#35 of 102 · Added September 5, 2024
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The one state that trusts adults with their own seat belts
Data: Governors Highway Safety Association, 2026 ↗nhmaps.com/8
The only state that lets adults decide their own seatbelt policy. The motto isn't decorative.
Adult seat belt requirement (membership)
Source & data: Governors Highway Safety Association, 2026 ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | No adult seat belt law |
| 2 | Alabama | Belt required by law |
| 3 | Alaska | Belt required by law |
| 4 | Arizona | Belt required by law |
| 5 | Arkansas | Belt required by law |
| 6 | California | Belt required by law |
| 7 | Colorado | Belt required by law |
| 8 | Connecticut | Belt required by law |
| 9 | Delaware | Belt required by law |
| 10 | Florida | Belt required by law |
| 11 | Georgia | Belt required by law |
| 12 | Hawaii | Belt required by law |
| 13 | Idaho | Belt required by law |
| 14 | Illinois | Belt required by law |
| 15 | Indiana | Belt required by law |
| 16 | Iowa | Belt required by law |
| 17 | Kansas | Belt required by law |
| 18 | Kentucky | Belt required by law |
| 19 | Louisiana | Belt required by law |
| 20 | Maine | Belt required by law |
| 21 | Maryland | Belt required by law |
| 22 | Massachusetts | Belt required by law |
| 23 | Michigan | Belt required by law |
| 24 | Minnesota | Belt required by law |
| 25 | Mississippi | Belt required by law |
| 26 | Missouri | Belt required by law |
| 27 | Montana | Belt required by law |
| 28 | Nebraska | Belt required by law |
| 29 | Nevada | Belt required by law |
| 30 | New Jersey | Belt required by law |
| 31 | New Mexico | Belt required by law |
| 32 | New York | Belt required by law |
| 33 | North Carolina | Belt required by law |
| 34 | North Dakota | Belt required by law |
| 35 | Ohio | Belt required by law |
| 36 | Oklahoma | Belt required by law |
| 37 | Oregon | Belt required by law |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | Belt required by law |
| 39 | Rhode Island | Belt required by law |
| 40 | South Carolina | Belt required by law |
| 41 | South Dakota | Belt required by law |
| 42 | Tennessee | Belt required by law |
| 43 | Texas | Belt required by law |
| 44 | Utah | Belt required by law |
| 45 | Vermont | Belt required by law |
| 46 | Virginia | Belt required by law |
| 47 | Washington | Belt required by law |
| 48 | West Virginia | Belt required by law |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Belt required by law |
| 50 | Wyoming | Belt required by law |