Ten States Where You Don’t Have to Wear a Seat Belt in the Back Seat
You have to wear your seat belt when you’re driving a car or riding in the front seat. This is the law in every state except New Hampshire. But what about the back seat? Individual states get to decide the law behind wearing those seat belts. According to the Government Highway Safety Association website, 40 states require you to wear your seat belt while riding in the back seat of a vehicle. Here are the 10 states that leave it up to you and your back seat passengers…
Did Iowa State Troopers Confuse KM/H For MPH In Speed Trap Operation That Nabbed 144 MPH Speeder?
Last weekend was a big one for the Iowa State Patrol. Troopers were out working a “speed project”. There was just one problem. When the State Patrol posted to Facebook, they revealed one little mistake. The stopwatch they were using was set to kilometers instead of miles.
Sen. Johnson speaks at press conference highlighting impact from changes to state’s civil asset forfeiture laws
Senator Mark Johnson (R- East Grand Forks) spoke at a press conference to highlight the impact of changes to the state civil asset forfeiture laws passed in 2021. The changes aimed to streamline and unify various agency enforcement actions and balance holding bad actors accountable while protecting the rights of every citizen to be presumed innocent until proven guilty
Muscatine to appeal Iowa DOT ruling on speed cameras
Muscatine will be fighting the Iowa DOT rulings that shut down its fixed speed cameras. That came after the state legislature passed a law earlier this year allowing the DOT to evaluate speed camera locations across the state. It requires cities to submit an application for each location. The law also says tickets can’t be given out unless drivers are going at least 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.
Court ruling casts doubts on use of license plate readers, lawmaker says
A recent court ruling in McClain County should cast doubts about the future of high-tech license plate readers used by many law enforcement agencies, including the Tulsa Police Department.