Wear your seatbelts & PLEASE drive safe!

[Cataholic]

In most states, it IS CRIMINAL to drive a vehicle with an infant, child, or
small teen not PROPERLY secured in an infant/child seat or booster seat,
WITH seatbelt PROPERLY worn.

I think in Ohio it is a payout ticket....like speeding. So, it is a violation of the law, but, I am not sure it is criminal. I suppose they could write the ticket as child endangering, and that is criminal. But, the ones that I seem to recall coming across my desk (as prosecutor) seem to always be "just" a seatbelt violation.

[davidpizzica]

ABSOLUTELY wear you seatbelts! I was saved from serious injury in an accident where I was broadsided by an idiot running a red light. If I wasn't wearing a seatbelt I wouldn't be here posting this. Also here at Concordia, we have a bus and the bus does'nt move until EVERYONE is seatbelted in.

[RICHARD]

And make sure your wife has a golf club to help you escape the wreck?

[*LabLoverKEB*]

What a sad, sad story.

Queen of Poop- oh my gosh. How awful. I can't even imagine how that affected your parents and any other family members. I'm so sorry.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I think in Ohio it is a payout ticket....like speeding.
So, it is a violation of the law, but, I am not sure it is criminal.

I think it depends upon how "serious" the situation is.
If the Kiddo is *injured* as in an accident, the "just a seatbelt violation"
gets kicked up a few notches to endangering or abuse.

Or if the driver "flees & alludes" the copper with an unrestrained child aboard -
hang on - it's gonna be a bumpy ride when it's over.