That’s unfortunate for Kohberger … ’cause this cop says he’s got a mandate from his superiors to catch people without their seat belts.

The cop writes Kohberger a $10 citation … who then tells the cop he’s “obviously an honest person” — and questioning how the cop would’ve figured out if Bryan was wearing a seat belt if he hadn’t told him.

BTW … according to documents released by the prosecutor, this traffic stop was made on a night when his cell phone pinged off a tower which covers the house where he killed four people — an area he allegedly visited multiple times in the lead-up to the slayings.

However, prosecutors insist they only planned to introduce this video to identify Kohberger and establish he drove a white Hyundai Elantra … the vehicle spotted near the murder scene in November 2022, not necessarily to prove he was near the house in August.