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Seatbelt evidence is back in Georgia crash cases
For years, juries couldn’t hear it. That changed in 2025. By Talal Perez Ghosheh · October 2026
Georgia law previously barred evidence that an injured person wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. The 2025 reforms changed that rule.
What the defense must still show
That nonuse actually affected the injuries is a question of evidence, not assumption.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change; how they apply depends on your facts.
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