Is it illegal to have 4 people sitting in your backseat and all have seatbelts?

Question

I have a car that has a really decent sized backseat. I put myself back there and squished against the door and seen if i could put 4 in total in the backseat. And I can easily fit 4, not comfortably but 4 could fit legally. Although, i'm not sure if Its legal or not to have 4 seatbelts in the backseat. I'm not sure why it wouldn't be? But i just want to know if any of you know?

Oh and I live in California btw.

Answer 1

if you have a 4 seater in the back its legal

if more than one person is sharing a seatbelt its technicly not legal but you could get past it

most police dont really look in your car to count how many people are in the back

but since cali has such a high crime rate, they might

but it depends if your living on the ghetto side haha

Answer 2

There is no legal limitation upon the number of people you can have in a vehicle in California, but each person must be separately belted in, which means there is a practical limitation.

Answer 3

If the passengers are over 12(In NY in California, its probibally 10-12), then its ok.