IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA’S PRIMARY SEAT BELT LAW May 2006
ALASKA SEAT BELT FACTS

• May 1989: Alaska State Legislature passes a law requiring seat belt use by all occupants in a motor vehicle.
Failure to wear a seat belt for anyone over 16 years of age is a secondary traffic violation.
• January 2006: Alaska State Legislature amends the seat belt law making it a primary traffic violation.
• January 31, 2006: Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski signs the primary seat belt bill into law.
• May 1, 2006: Alaska’s primary seat belt law goes into effect.
• Primary seat belt law permits a law enforcement officer to stop a vehicle and issue a citation for a seatbelt
violation even if it was the only violation observed.