Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Indiana law, the Passenger Restraint Systems for Children law requires that a person transporting a child under eight years old correctly restrain and fasten the child using a child restraint system in accordance with the … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute and to reflect updates to the Illinois Child Passenger Protection Act effective in 2021. In Illinois law, the Child Passenger Protection Act states that a person transporting a child under eight years old on a road, … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Idaho law, you may not transport a child six years old or younger in a motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts after January 1, 1966 unless the child is properly secured in a child safety restraint … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of Hawaii’s relevant statute. In Hawaii law, a child under four years old must be properly restrained in a child passenger restraint system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards at the time of manufacture, and a child between four and … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Georgia law, a child under eight years old must be properly restrained in a child passenger restraining system when being transported in a moving passenger automobile, van, or pickup truck on a public road, street, … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Florida law, any person who operates a motor vehicle on the roadways, streets, or highways while transporting a child five years old or younger must ensure that the child is protected by properly using a … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Kentucky law, the driver and all passengers in a motor vehicle manufactured after 1965 must wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt while traveling on Kentucky’s roadways unless the passenger is a child who … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Kansas law, the Child Passenger Safety Act requires that any driver operating a motor vehicle to transport a child under fourteen years old on a highway must protect that child by the proper use of … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to include a relevant FAQ section. Under Delaware law, when being transported in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways, a child up to seven years old or up to sixty-five pounds must be properly secured according to manufacturer’s instructions in a child safety … Read more
Editor’s note: This article was updated in 2022 to link to a more appropriate section of the relevant statute. In Connecticut law, when being transported in a motor vehicle on the highways, a child under two years old or under thirty pounds must ride rear-facing in a five-point harness car seat. A child between two … Read more