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Seat belt law

A 2-minute lesson from the Nevada course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.

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Read time
2 minutes
Course unit
Buckle Up
Checkpoint questions
6
Source pages
25

Seat belts are your best protection against injury or death in a crash, and in Nevada they aren't just a good idea — they're the law. The child rules turn on age and height, so learn the exact numbers.

23.03%

Share of Nevada's 2020 highway fatalities who were drivers NOT wearing seat belts (up 1.15% from 2016)

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345

Unbelted vehicle occupants killed in Nevada between 2016 and 2020

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Required belts by model year

Required belts by model year
Model yearMust have
1968 or newerLap-type belts for front-seat passengers
1970 or newerLap belts for every passenger + front shoulder harnesses
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Know the rule

The driver and every passenger age six and older must wear a safety belt if the vehicle is equipped with them.

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Know the rule

Children under age six, and children who measure less than 57 inches tall, must ride in an approved child restraint system (NRS 484B.157).

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Know the rule

Failing to restrain these children may bring fines, community service and/or suspension of your driver's license.

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Under 2

Children this young must ride in a rear-facing child restraint in the back seat

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Know the rule

Never hold a child in your lap, and never buckle a child into one safety belt with someone else.

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Put it into practice

You're driving your 7-year-old nephew, who is 52 inches tall. He's over six, but he's under 57 inches, so Nevada law still requires him to ride in an approved child restraint system.

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.

At what age must a passenger begin wearing a seat belt if the vehicle is equipped with them?
  1. Age 4
  2. Age 8
  3. Age 6
  4. Age 2

Answer: Age 6

The driver and passengers age six and older must wear safety belts.

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Vehicles from what model year or newer must have lap-type seat belts for front seat passengers?
  1. 1970
  2. 1965
  3. 1975
  4. 1968

Answer: 1968

1968 model or newer cars must have lap-type belts for front seat passengers.

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Vehicles from what model year or newer must have lap belts for every passenger plus front shoulder harnesses?
  1. 1970
  2. 1968
  3. 1972
  4. 1966

Answer: 1970

1970 model or newer cars must have lap belts for all passengers and front shoulder harnesses.

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A child is 5 years old and 50 inches tall. What does Nevada law require?
  1. A regular seat belt only
  2. An approved child restraint system
  3. A booster seat is optional
  4. No restraint is required at this height

Answer: An approved child restraint system

Children under age six who measure less than 57 inches must ride in an approved child restraint system (NRS 484B.157).

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Where must children under age 2 be secured?
  1. In a forward-facing seat in the back seat
  2. In a booster seat in the front seat
  3. Rear-facing restraint, back seat
  4. On an adult's lap with a seat belt

Answer: Rear-facing restraint, back seat

Children under age two must be secured in a rear-facing child restraint system in the back seat.

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Failure to restrain a child under age 6 in an approved child restraint system can result in fines and license suspension.
  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Failure to restrain children under 6 (or under 57 inches) may lead to fines, community service, or license suspension.

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