Injury Prevention
Institute for Quality and Safety (IQS)
Important Changes: Car Seat Safety Law
Children under age 8 must be properly buckled into a car seat
or booster in the back seat.
Children age 8 or older may use the vehicle seat belt if it fits
properly with the lap belt low on the hips, touching the upper
thighs, and the shoulder belt crossing the center of the chest.
If children are not tall enough for proper belt fit, they must ride
in a booster or car seat.
Everyone in the car must be properly buckled up. For each child
under 16 who is not properly secured, parents (if in the car) or
drivers can be fined more than $475 and get a point on their
driving records.
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