State v. Hartog

LAVORATO, Justice.

At issue here is whether Iowa’s mandatory seat belt law is unconstitutional. The trial court held that it was not. We agree and affirm.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

During the early morning hours of November 1, 1987, the defendant, John Har-tog, was stopped at a roadblock in Carter Lake, Iowa. The roadblock was jointly conducted by the Iowa State Patrol and local and county law enforcement agencies. An officer checked Hartog’s car for safety violations and found none. The officer did, however, issue Hartog a citation for failing to use his seat belt as required by Iowa…