What is Click it or Ticket?

I'm sure you have heard of the Texas slogan "Click it or Ticket", but may not be familiar with the actual law behind it. The law is as follows: If you are driving a passenger vehicle and someone under the age of 17 is not in a seat belt or car seat (which is required for children under 5 who are also shorter than 4′10″) you are liable to obtain a ticket that may range between $100 and $200. These tickets are given to the driver, not to the passenger. An interesting fact is that when the passenger is age 15 or 16 they can be ticketed as well as the driver.

If you are age 15 and over and in a passenger vehicle without your seat belt on, you are liable to obtain a ticket that may range between $25 and $50. These tickets will be given to the person not wearing the seat belt, not to the driver.

6 Exceptions to the “Click It or Ticket” Rule:

1.if you are operating as an employee of the US Postal Service
2.if you are operating for a utility company and reading meters
3.you are operating a trash truck.
4.if you have a doctor’s note that specfically states you do not have to wear a seat belt
5.if you are driving a commercial farm vehicle under 48,000 pounds
6.if you are delivering newspapers

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