A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Nebraska's belt laws depend on the passenger's age and seat. Some are primary laws, so an officer can pull you over for that alone. Others are secondary and only added when you're stopped for something else.
Primary law
Any person driving in Nebraska can be stopped and ticketed solely for this violation.
Children under eight must ride in a seat other than the front seat, if the vehicle has such a seat with a restraint system that isn't already taken by a child under eight.
You're driving your 6-year-old nephew and 10-year-old niece. The 6-year-old must ride in a federally approved child safety seat in the back seat. The 10-year-old must wear a seat belt or use a child safety seat.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Under Nebraska's Primary Law, an officer may:
Stop and ticket a driver solely for that violation
Only ticket after stopping for another violation
Only issue a warning, never a ticket
Only enforce it at a sobriety checkpoint
Answer: Stop and ticket a driver solely for that violation
A Primary Law violation alone justifies a traffic stop.