MYRTLE BEACH -- We all know the drill. It's click it or ticket. But most people don't know that includes back seat passengers.

The South Carolina seat belt law states all passengers in the vehicle, front or back seat, must be buckled no matter their age.

North Myrtle Beach Lt. Joe Turner says the law is simple. "If the passenger in the car has a driver's permit or license and they don't have a seat belt on, they will get the ticket." he says. "But if the passenger is not of age, the driver will get a ticket."

According to a recent study done by LeaseTrader.com, 80% of adults don't buckle up when in the back seat. More than 65% of those people say they don't because they simply forget.

In 2005, South Carolina changed its law. Police officers now need no probable cause when giving someone a failure to fasten a seat belt citation. Which means if they see you without a seat belt, they can pull you over.

Myrtle Beach resident Mark Conners says he doesn't really agree with any seat belt laws at all. "I know I could get a ticket. But I still don't wear one." says Conners. "When they start enforcing them on school buses, I'll start wearing them."

Some say the law would be tough to enforce.

"What about when someone has a belt around the waist in the back seat?" argues North Myrtle Beach resident Todd Baier. "I didn't even know I could get a ticket if I had a kid in the back without a seat belt."

He says sometimes when he's in the back seat he doesn't buckle because he already feels safe. "In the front seat it's automatic. In the back, you kind of feel a little more security, I guess." Baier says.

The law hits close to home for Darese Nichols. Her daughter got her when while she was in someone else's back seat unbuckled. "I think the driver should get a ticket if a minor isn't buckled up." Nichols says. "It's fair for when a driver is of age too because it's hard to tell an adult what to do. They already know the consequences and should be able to deal with them."

Lt. Turner warns the law is to protect everyone in the vehicle, not just the rider in the back seat. "If that car comes to an abrupt stop going 40 to 70 miles an hour and that person in the back seat isn't wearing a belt, all of their force and weight has to go somewhere. More than likely it will be right into the person in front of them."

Exemptions for the seat belt law include a doctor's excuse; emergency vehicles; school, church, or day care buses; public transportation vehicles (except taxis); parade vehicles; mail carriers; and vehicles which all belts are already used or not originally equipped with safety belts.