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Thanks for all the comments. Yes there is an open container law here but i've been very strict about telling whoever asks the truth, however nasty it may sound. I don't want to end up like them who have been buttering up the story to improve there image in other peoples eyes.

What's funny about the seatbelts is that they asked about them on the way up to go fishing, i pointed out where they are, but then they gave a sort of "a screw it let's just go". Then on the way back they asked again just before we go off-road, i guess they're thinking "maybe i need it" and i once again point out where it is and once again they gave a sort of "a screw it let's go". The reason i think is because you have to reach into the opening of the rear bench seat (if you have a wrangler maybe you know what i'm talking about) to pull out the latch and insert the seatbelt.

As far as the question of "would they get hurt with the belt on?". I can't say for sure yay or nay, but i can say that with at least a lap belt on you can't fly off the seat, and therefore unless you about 7' tall then your head has no way of contacting the roll bar. Not to mention that the rear belts do have the full 3 point setup of a normal seatbelt. So considering my wife and i had no injuries, not even whiplash or headaches, then yes they would have been perfectly fine had they had them on. Only thing i can think of hurting them even with belts on would maybe be an empty bottle smacking them in the head.