ticket for no seatbelt!!?

[hasenbonkers]

Ok i jsut got a ticket for no seatbelt. i already made the mistake of just sending in my speeding ticket. if i just send this ticket in, will anything happen, or iwll it just all go away, i mean, its jst for no seatbelt

[badinfluenceRS]

Re: ticket for no seatbelt!!?

you can get arrest warrant's for 'just parking tickets'...pay it if you got it...should be like 65 bucks anyways

[SilverRS96]

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tell that to a cop..."its just a ticket" c how long he laughs....pay it

[hockeyman]

Re: ticket for no seatbelt!!?

As long as every citation is paid within the time limit, you should be fine. Normally, States give 10 buisness days to either pay it or file for an Appeal.
Also, a seatbelt ticket offers no points. Is basically a very minor citation. BUT, it's a good idea to wear it.

[HokieBird]

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Virginia runs a lot of "click it or ticket" commercials about wearing seatbelts. They are really annoying.

Pay the ticket and wear it. Even if you don't like how it feels or you think it isn't cool. It will feel a lot better then your head going through the windshield </mom>

[Fbody3400]

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I was under the assumption that not wearing a seatbelt was a secondary offense, meaning that they cannot pull you over directly for not wearing a seatbelt, but could pull you over for speeding (or any other moving violation) and then tag on the seatbelt ticket

[rt1]

Re: ticket for no seatbelt!!?

They just changed it here in FL. You can get pulled over for not having your seatbelt on. BS IMO.

Rob

[Silv6]

Re: ticket for no seatbelt!!?

I was under the assumption that not wearing a seatbelt was a secondary offense, meaning that they cannot pull you over directly for not wearing a seatbelt, but could pull you over for speeding (or any other moving violation) and then tag on the seatbelt ticket

it used to be a non-moving violation and that you would have to be doing something else to warrant getting pulled over, in your case speeding. so yeah, your right.

kinda ironic, you can ride a motorcycle with out a helemet but you have to wear a seatbelt in a car.

[StrtRacer98]

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Yeah, it will come back to you...

My buddy had an unpaid seatbelt ticket from 2002, like 3 years later they showed up at his door with an arrest warrant.

Seatbelt tickets arent too expensive, they are bs IMO...

Im about 50/50 wearing my seatbelt... I should wear it more though


Tinted windows FTW

edit: i believe it still is NOT a moving violation, so it wont go on your driving record

[SilverRS96]

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i dont wear mine but when they pull me over i put it on...a cop gave me a ticket for it but i went to court and fought it cuz i took it off to get my registration and didnt c it...i got it dissmissed...

[badinfluenceRS]

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I believe it's a civil infraction...or whatever the traffic dept equivilant of a civil infraction is, which means you pay, no one ever knows (ie insurance wont know)

you can fight it...officer most likely wont show up for something that small (in my personal experiences)

[Fireball27]

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I don't understand... why weren't you wearing your seat belt? I mean its not like having to put on full plate armor or something. Its literally this easy:

<click>

There. Done.

[vanbibber]

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i always wear mine. once youre used to it its not bad. now if im not wearing it i feel weird.

[Mogobs30th]

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I know in Indiana its no longer a secondary offense, they can pull you over if they see you are not wearing a seatbelt, give you a MAX fine of $300, as well as it being a 1pt infraction towards your license. I know a few people that have paid $250+ seatbelt tix so far.

[dmw319]

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I don't understand... why weren't you wearing your seat belt? I mean its not like having to put on full plate armor or something. Its literally this easy:

<click>

There. Done.

+1. if you dont wear your seatbelt you shouldnt be driving in the first place. my friends little brother took his drivers test and never put his seatbelt on and didnt even get to turn the car on before he failed. haha