BISMARCK – North Dakota’s House has turned down another attempt at changing the state’s seat belt law.
The House voted 49-45-to kill the proposal to allow police to pull over drivers if they see them not wearing seat belts.
North Dakota’s current law says drivers and front-seat passengers have to wear seat belts. But a driver can’t be ticketed for it unless he or she is pulled over for another traffic violation first.
Thirty-four states already have a so-called primary enforcement seat belt law. Police may not pull over drivers in North Dakota simply because they aren’t belted.
