|
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 |
<1 (and <20) in a rear-facing infant seat; 1 - 3 (and 20 - 40) in a forward-facing child safety seat; 4 - 5 (and < 55") in a booster seat |
6 - 17 (or >55") |
$82 |
|
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. Concentration (BAC) |
Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Interlocks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 3 months |
Yes |
.17 |
Both |
|
Mandatory for All Convictions |
Repealed |
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Special Cell
Phone Provisions |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
|
15 (w/ driver's ed., classroom & behind-the-wheel course)
15 / 6 (w/ defensive driving course)
16 (w/out driver's ed.) |
12 |
16 |
Midnight - 5 a.m. |
First 6 mos.–no pass. <21; second 6 mos.–no more than one pass. <21*
(secondarily enforced) |
17 |
50 (10) |
Drivers, regardless of age, may not operate a cell phone while holding a learner permit. |
| Helmet Laws |
Motorcyclists |
Bicyclists |
All Helmet Law |
Partial Law |
All Helmet Law Repealed |
| |
<18 if they are operating or riding with another operator under 18 |
1977 |
|
|
Mature Driver Laws |
General Population Length of
Renewal (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
10 |
Renewal every
5 yrs. for >61; no electronic renewal for >66; >66 renewing by mail must have licensed physician or optometrist certify passage of vision exam given within the prior six months (eff. 8/2008) |
|
Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Secondary |
>18 |
Front |
$82 |
| Segway Laws |
| Has not yet enacted legislation affirmatively permitting Segway use on public ways. |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 75 |
75 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
55-65 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Location |
Viola-tions |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
Per-
mitted |
Statewide and in construction zones |
Any traffic violation w/ limitation only on speed cameras, which are restricted to school zones, residential areas or adjacent to a municipal park |
Registered owner |
Driver |
Tag and driver |
$111 (includes 4 points and an $11 surcharge) |
$75 for red light; $40 max. fine for speed (double in school zone); no points or record; warning only for first photo radar offense if speed w/in 10 mph of limit |
Driver not owner |
Not addressed |
|
Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Double |
Speeding |
No |
