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    Default Is a Seat Belt Ticket if Your Car is Stopped at a Light, Not in Forward Motion

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: NC

    I was signaled to pull over after an officer saw me refastening my seat belt at a red light. He was directly behind me, which I knew. When I stopped at the red traffic light I unfastened my seat belt for a moment to retrieve medicine from my pocket and then refastened before the light turned green and then proceed to turn left. I didn't realize that the officer wrote that I WAS in forward motion on the ticket until I got home. I was NOT. Any advise?

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    Default Re: Can I Fight a Seat Belt Citation Since I Wasn't in Forward Motion in North Caroli

    You're right. The statute applies to "forward motion."

    http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedL...20-135.2A.html

    But the fine is $25 plus costs and there's no points so it's up to you if you want to take the time to go to court and see if you can convince the judge.

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    Default Re: Can I Fight a Seat Belt Citation Since I Wasn't in Forward Motion in North Caroli

    Actually the fine I wouldn't mind paying if I had done something wrong. However, court costs that go with a fine equal approximately $160.

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