Law topics

US travel laws we map across all 50 states

Crosstatelaws is a free interactive map of how everyday travel rules change when you cross a state line. Open the live map to solo a layer, select your route, and read quoted rules with footnotes. This page lists every topic we currently track so search engines and travelers can find them.

Driving

  • Seatbelt & truck bed — Who must buckle · cargo-bed passengers
  • Seatbelt enforcement type — Primary vs secondary seatbelt stops
  • Phone / distracted driving — Handheld phone rules
  • Radar / LIDAR detectors — Passenger-vehicle radar detectors
  • Motorcycle helmet — Helmet requirement
  • Window tint — Front-side tint strictness (traveler risk)
  • Child / booster seats — Child-restraint age/height climate
  • Headlights with wipers — Wipers-on / lights-on rules
  • EV HOV access — Solo EV / clean-vehicle HOV access
  • Move-over law — Who you must move over for
  • Speed enforcement climate — Practical enforcement intensity (not a statute)

Guns & knives

  • Concealed carry — Carry permit framework
  • Firearm transport in vehicle — Vehicle transport posture
  • AW / mag bans affecting transit — Feature / magazine bans that can hit transit
  • FOID / possession credentials — FOID-style possession cards
  • Knife / blade carry — Automatic / length restrictions
  • Magazine capacity limits — Magazine-capacity bans
  • Long gun in vehicle — Rifle/shotgun in passenger cabin

Cannabis & alcohol

  • Marijuana — Cannabis legality for travelers
  • Open container / alcohol in vehicle — Open-container rules
  • CBD / hemp vs THC — Intoxicating hemp / delta products
  • Cannabis paraphernalia — Pipes / vapes / accessories

Overnight & parking

  • Sleeping in vehicle — Car-sleep / camping risk (2024–2026 wave)
  • Rest areas / overnight parking — Interstate rest-area overnight posture

Other travel

  • Fireworks transport — Consumer fireworks
  • Firewood / ag quarantine — Firewood & ag checkpoint risk

Data is curated weekly. Always confirm statutes before you travel. See the legal disclaimer and about pages.