Do I need to wear a seat belt?
The Florida Safety Belt Law states that if you are operating a motor vehicle, you must be restrained by a safety belt.


Each passenger under the age of 18 must be restrained by a safety belt or a child restraint device.
Any front seat passenger over the age of 18 must be restrained by a safety belt.


Some exceptions to wearing a seat belt include persons having medical conditions certified by a physician, newspaper home delivery persons while in the course of their home delivery routes, solid waste or recyclable collection service employees while on a collection route, persons traveling in the living quarters of a recreational vehicle, persons traveling in the space within a truck body that is intended to contain merchandise or property, persons operating motor vehicles not required to be equipped with safety belts under federal law.Safety Belt Law

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3. Where can I go to get fingerprinted?
4. How do I find out about sexual predators?
5. How do I file for a restraining order?
6. How do I enroll a loved one in the Special Needs Registry?
7. How do I get a copy of a traffic crash report?
8. I received a traffic ticket. What are my options?
9. How do I request a house/business check while I am away?
10. How do I retrieve lost/seized/forfeited property?
11. How do I pay for my parking ticket?
12. Should my child be in a child safety seat?
13. Where can I get my child safety seat checked/installed?
14. Do I need to wear a seat belt?
15. Do I need an alarm permit?
16. How do I find out if someone is wanted?
17. How can I get a background investigation completed?
18. What are my rights as a Landlord/Tenant?
19. How do I get a Florida driver's license or I.D. card?
20. How do I register my vehicle/boat/trailer?
21. How do I get a vehicle identification number (VIN) verified?
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25. How do I get a fishing/hunting permit?
26. I believe someone else used my identity when they were arrested. What do I do?
27. Where can I learn how to perform CPR?
28. How do I dispose of unused medicines?
29. Where can I find citizenship and immigration information?
30. Where are my local fire stations?
31. Where are the manatee protection and marine speed zones?
32. How can I volunteer at the Jupiter Police Department?
33. How do I become a Police Explorer?
34. What is the Citizen Police Academy?
35. What is the Junior Police Academy?
36. What is the Jupiter Community High School Criminal Justice Academy?
37. What Jupiter police district do I live in?