State v. Swain

PARKER, Judge.

On appeal, defendant challenges the constitutionality of North Carolina’s mandatory seat belt law, G.S. 20-135.2A, contending that the statute represents involuntary servitude and slavery in violation of the thirteenth amendment and that it also violates the ninth amendment of the United States Constitution. We find these arguments to be meritless, and we uphold the constitutionality of G.S. 20-135.2A.

General Statute 20-135.2A provides the following in relevant part:

Each front seat occupant who is 16 years of age or older and each driver of a passenger motor vehicle manufactured…