Child Car Seat Laws

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Child car seat laws. All children must be safely fastened in the correct child car seat for their age and size. The law further specifies that properly restrained means. The law requires all children travelling in the front or rear seat of any car van or goods vehicle must use the correct child car seat until they are either 135 cm in height or 12 years old which ever they reach first. 1 children under age 1 must ride rear facing in a federally approved car seat in the back seat if the vehicle has one and not in front of an airbag.

To ensure correct and safe installation of your child car seat contact an authorised restraint fitting station. Children must normally use a child car seat until theyre 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall whichever comes first. Follow the manufacturers instructions carefully when fitting child car seats. The child must be restrained using the available safety belt.

Cps week additional information. If the instructions have been lost contact the manufacturer or search for the instructions online. 2015 c50 the following recommendations will provide the safest way to transport your child according to the american academy of pediatrics and the national highway traffic safety. Weve made it easier for you by researching and keeping a complete list of car seat laws for each of the 50 states of the us.

2 children up to their seventh birthday regardless of weight and all children weighing less than 60 pounds regardless of age to ride in a federally approved child safety seat and 3. Safety seat law. Car seat laws vary by state which can be confusing especially when traveling to different states. Child restraints 1 types of child restraints 2 when to move to the next type of restraint 3 installing a child restraint 4 where children should sit 5 exemptions from complying with standard child restraint laws suburban speed limits school zone parking and pick up bicycles skateboards foot scooters and similar.

Children over 12 or more than 135cm tall must wear a seat belt. A child aged seven or over but under the age of 15 may be seated in the front seat of a vehicle without an approved suitable child restraint if there is no back seat or the back seat is already full of other children under 15 years old. Cps training and technical resources. Child passenger safety law.

Correct child car seats for childrens age and size. After this they must use an adult seat belt. Updated annually so you can know your local car seat laws by state to maximize car safety for your kids.