Ohio Seatbelt Laws are still a secondary offense
Starting May 21 through Memorial Day agencies are participating in the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign. Officials said there will be “zero tolerance” enforcement and no warnings will be issued to those caught driving or riding in the front of a vehicle without wearing a seat belt.
However, Ohio’s seatbelt laws are still a secondary offense. Brian Thomas confirms this with his blog entry, "State Sen. Gay Cates wanted me to remind everyone that seat belt violations are a secondary offense in Ohio." Therefore, even with their zero tolerance enforcement, the police must cite you with a primary violation, which means police enforcement can’t simply pull you over for a seatbelt violation; they have to pull you over for something (aka, finding something else).