Child Restraints

• Infants must ride rear-facing until they are at least One Year Old AND 20 pounds.
• Harness straps should be at or below the level of the shoulders.
  Retainer clip should be at armpit level.
• Harness should be snug (you shouldn't be able to pinch any harness fabric over the shoulder).
• No heavy coats or blankets between your baby and the harness!

• Children must be secured in an approved child safety seat with a harness until they weigh at least 40 pounds.
• Harness straps should be at or above the level of the shoulders.
  Retainer clip should be at armpit level.
• Harness should be snug (you shouldn't be able to pinch any harness fabric over the shoulder).
• No heavy coats or blankets between your child and the harness!
• The best child restraint is the one that you will install and use correctly each time!

Booster Seats

• Children over 40 pounds must be in a booster seat until they are age 8 OR 4'9" in height.
• Make sure you do not pre-crash lock the seatbelt to use with a booster.  The seatbelt should be in it's normal position with the Emergency Locking feature.
• Your child should be mentally capable of sitting correctly in a booster for the whole trip.  No slouching or turning sideways in the seat!  Also, your child needs to keep the seatbelt where it is meant to be, over the thighs and across the collarbone.  Not behind their head.
• The booster seat requirement does not apply when the rear seat of the vehicle is equipped only with lap belts, provided the child is secured by the lap belt.

Vehicle Safety Belts

• A child taller than 4'9" or age 8 or older must be properly secured with the vehicle's safety belt.
• The child is properly secured if the lap belt is positioned low across the thighs and the shoulder belt is positioned over the collarbone and away from the neck.

Children 13 and under should always ride in the back seat!