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Some states also require rear seat occupants to wear seat belts. In 24 states, the seat belt law is considered to be only a secondary offense, meaning that a police officer can only ticket a person for violating the seat belt law if the driver has already been stopped for another reason. The effectiveness of seat belt laws varies considerably ...
Sit-lie ordinances are most notably found in West Coast cities, since the 2000s, with Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and several San Francisco Bay Area cities – Santa Cruz, Palo Alto, and San Francisco itself – having passed such ordinances. [2] In a 2009 survey of 235 US cities, 30% prohibited sitting or lying in some public places ...
The Nevada Supreme Court interpreted "identify" under the state's law to mean merely stating one's name. As of April 2008, 23 other states had similar laws. Additional states (including Arizona, Texas, South Dakota and Oregon) have such laws just for motorists, [6] [7] [8] which penalize the failure to present a driver license during a traffic ...
The law restricting pedestrians from walking on roads has been revised to let pedestrians use roadways in certain situations. New state law allows walking on roads when sidewalks are blocked or unsafe
The Supreme Court's ruling Friday gives cities in California and the West more authority to restrict homeless encampments on sidewalks and public property.
Most states allow people to drive unaccompanied once they have reached the age of sixteen. A state may suspend an individual's driving privilege within its borders for traffic violations. Many states share a common system of license classes, with some exceptions, and commercial license classes are standardized by the federal law of 49 CFR part 383.
New North Carolina laws go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, affecting elections, porn site age verification, fees for late audits, and more. We’ve got details.
Parking in a prohibited space such as a bus stop, in front of a fire hydrant, a driveway, or a garage entrance. Parking on a sidewalk (unless specifically allowed by signs). Parking in, too close to, or within an intersection, railroad crossing or crosswalk. Double parking. Parking at a parking meter without paying, or for longer than the paid ...