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Ind. Code § 9-19-10-2 (2026)

Use of safety belt by motor vehicle occupants; safety belt standards

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     Sec. 2. Each occupant of a motor vehicle equipped with a safety belt that:

(1) meets the standards stated in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 CFR 571.208); and

(2) is standard equipment installed by the manufacturer;

shall have a safety belt properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion.

[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-8-14-1 part.]

As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.214-2007, SEC.7.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Baldwin v. Reagan, 715 N.E.2d 332 (Ind. 1999).
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Baldwin v. Reagan, 715 N.E.2d 332 (Ind. 1999). · cites it 4× “122-1985, § 1, now codified at Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2. 1 When the *335 legislature passed this law, it provided in section 3 of the new chapter: “A person may not be stopped, inspected, or detained solely to determine compliance with this chapter.”
Kelver v. State, 808 N.E.2d 154 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 26× “Kelver (Kelver), appeals the trial court's judgment against him for failure to wear a seatbelt, a Class D infraction, Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2. We affirm. ISSUES Kelver raises three issues on appeal, 1 which we restate as the following two: 1.”
Clinic for Women, Inc. v. Brizzi, 837 N.E.2d 973 (Ind. 2005). · cites it 4× “Code § 1-1-1 to -4; persons with HIV or hepatitis are required to warn anyone in danger of contacting such viruses, Ind.”
Hopper v. Carey, 716 N.E.2d 566 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “As currently codified, Indiana Code Section 9-19-10-2 requires: Each front seat occupant of a passenger motor vehicle that is equipped with a safety belt meeting the standards stated in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 (49 CFR 571.”
Morgen v. Ford Motor Co., 797 N.E.2d 1146 (Ind. 2003). · cites it 4× “Indiana Code § 9-19-10-2. It is preposterous to claim that Ford Motor Company did not reasonably expect some rear seat passengers in Ford automobiles occasionally to ride without buckling their seat belts.”
State v. Massey, 887 N.E.2d 151 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “The parties direct the Court to Indiana Code 9-19-10-2 which states: Sec.”
State v. Richardson, 927 N.E.2d 379 (Ind. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2 (Supp.2008) (as amended by P.”
Howard v. State, 818 N.E.2d 469 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2 (1992); Ind.Code § 9-19-10-8 (1992).”
Pearson v. State, 870 N.E.2d 1061 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2 (Burns Code Ed. *1063 Repl.”
Morgen v. Ford Motor Co., 762 N.E.2d 137 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Indiana Code § 9-19-10-2 provides that: Each front seat occupant of a passenger motor vehicle that is equipped with a safety belt meeting the standards .”
City of Fort Wayne v. Katie Parrish, 32 N.E.3d 275 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2 (2005). 1 However, the statute also provided that: (a) Failure to comply with section 1, 2, 3, or 4 of this chapter does not constitute fault under [Indiana Code § ] 34-51-2, [the Indiana Comparative Fault Act,] and does not limit the liability of an insurer.”
Schnepp v. State, 768 N.E.2d 1002 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 9-19-10-2 (1992). 5 . Ind.Code § 35-50-2-10 (1998 & Supp.”
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