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Walk It Through: The Road Trip

Sixteen and older belted, the glove box counted as passenger area, and a first offense fine.

A teenage nephew and an adult friend climb into the back seat and leave their belts off.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

One trip with a car full of friends. The belt exemptions, house coaches and vehicles for hire, and showing an officer someone else's license are not worked through here.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

Words this turns on

Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.