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STATE v. MASSEY

No. 49A02-0712-CR-1136.

887 N.E.2d 151 (2008)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. Shawn MASSEY, Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

May 30, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Ellen M. O'Connor Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellee.

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

Indiana Code section 9-19-10-2 (the seatbelt statute) provides, in relevant part, that each occupant of a motor vehicle equipped with a safety belt "shall have a safety belt properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion." Is an occupant who has the lap belt fastened but who is not wearing the shoulder belt across his shoulder violating the statute? The purpose of the seatbelt statute...

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