hand holding seat belt. A seatbelt ticket will add 2 demerit points to your driving record in alberta canada

The Alberta Traffic Safety Act lays out the demerits you get for road violations.

More specifically, there is a separate section known as the Alberta Demerit Points program.

This lists out the demerit points for every single traffic violation.

So what about a seatbelt violation? How many demerits would you get for not wearing a seatbelt in Alberta?

How many demerits for not wearing a seatbelt in Alberta?

You will receive 2 demerits on your driving record for a seatbelt violation in Alberta.

There are legal consequences for not staying below 15 demerit points in a 2 year period.

Source: Alberta Demerit Points Program

Extracted from the official list, here is a chart of demerits for seatbelt related violations in Alberta, Canada:

Description of Offence Demerit Points
Not wearing seatbelt 2
Having more passengers than seatbelts 2
Failing to ensure passenger under 16 wears seatbelt or is properly secured 2

In Summary

  • You well get 2 Demerit Points for driving without a seatbelt in Alberta
  • This will be added to your driving record
  • Other similar seatbelt related traffic violations are also 2 demerits

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