Exemptions

• Under Michigan law, you are not required to wear a seat belt if you are driving (or are a passenger in) a bus, motorcycle or moped.
  
  

Front Seat

• The driver and any passengers in the front seat must wear a seat belt.
  
  

Children

• All children under 4 years old must be buckled into a child restraint system in the back seat. Also, children between the ages of 4 and 8 and shorter than 4-foot-9 must be in a restraint system in the back seat.
  
  

Teenagers

• Any person 16 years old or younger must wear a seat belt.
  
  

Numbers Game

• If there are more people in the vehicle than there are seat belts and all of the belts are being used properly, the driver is not in violation.
  
  

Violation

• You can be pulled over and fined if a police officer spots you without a seat belt on.