Wait a damn minute here....I gotta PM our Irish lawyer...I believe in Indiana you can't get a seat-belt ticket unless you were pulled over for a SEPARATE violation.
The first thing the officer said was "I noticed you wasn't wearing your seat-belt"...
Hey O!.....am I right?
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Stopping, inspecting, or detaining vehicle; checkpoints
Sec. 3.1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a vehicle may be stopped to determine compliance with this chapter. However, a vehicle, the contents of a vehicle, the driver of a vehicle, or a passenger in a vehicle may not be inspected, searched, or detained solely because of a violation of this chapter.
(b) A law enforcement agency may not use a safety belt checkpoint to detect and issue a citation for a person's failure to comply with this chapter.
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