Current Law ​

• Children under 2 years of age must ride in a rear-facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds OR is 40 or more inches tall (please comply with limits specified by the car seat manufacturer).
• Children under the age of 8 must be secured in a car seat with a five-point harness or belt-positioning booster seat in the back seat.
• Children who are 8 years OR have reached 4'9" in height may be secured by a booster, but at a minimum must be secured by a safety belt. ​

Graduating to a Booster Seat ​

• Keep your child in a five point harness as long as possible.
• Children can be in a booster seat when they have outgrown the weight or height limit of their forward-facing harness, typically between 40 and 65 pounds.
• Children should use a belt-positioning booster seat until they are at least 4'9" and between 8 and 12 years of old.

Seatbelt Safety Requirement ​

• Child must be at least 4'9" tall to legally and safely use a regular seatbelt.
• The lap belt should rest low on the hips, touching the upper thighs not across the tummy.
• The seatbelt lies comfortably across the center of the child's chest not hike up the neck.
• Children's legs should also be long enough to bend over the seat at the knees when the child is sitting back against the seat.