| Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
Primary Enforcement: <4 (or <40) in child safety seat; 4 - 7 (and 40 - 80 and <4'9") in booster seat; if all safety restraints in use, <16 in rear seat |
8-16; >4 (and >80 or >4'9") |
$50; $10 for >80 or >4'9" |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
|
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension
on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concen-
tration (BAC) |
Open Container Laws |
Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Inter-
locks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
90 days |
After 30 days |
|
|
Yes |
Vehicle forfeiture or impoundment (cities w/ 100,000+ allowed to enact ordinance) |
Mandatory for repeat conviction |
Yes |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Min.
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
15 |
6 |
16 |
1 a.m. - 5 a.m. |
First 6 mos.–no more than 1 pass. <19*; thereafter–no more than 3 pass. <19 |
17 / 11 |
40 (10) |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
6 |
Renewal every
3 yrs. for >70 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
8-15 |
All |
$25 |
| Secondary |
>16 |
Front |
$10 (dvrs. and pass.) |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes on streets and highways w/ speed limits up to 45 mph |
|
16 |
Yes |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 70 |
70 |
60 |
60 |
65 |
65 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Viola-
tions |
Loca-
tion |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
| No state law |
Red light |
Various |
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| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Additional $35 for moving violation; additional $250 for speeding or passing |
All moving vehicle violations |
Yes, only for speeding violations |
