You child may wear a lap safety belt in the rear seat of your vehicle if your vehicle does not have combined lap and shoulder safety belts and if he or she weighs more than forty pounds. Your child may be secured by a safety belt instead of a car seat or booster seat if he or she is transported in an authorized emergency vehicle because of a life-threatening emergency and no car seat or booster seat is available. Your child may be exempt if you can prove that it is impractical for your child to use a car seat or booster seat due to physical unfitness, medical condition, or size and no appropriate special needs car seat or booster seat is available. If you sell a car seat or booster seat that was involved in a motor vehicle accident, you may be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00). If a law enforcement officer reasonably suspects a violation and your child is within the age specified by law, you may be stopped and issued notice to appear in court. Law Enforcement May Stop Your Vehicle for a Suspected Violation
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You may be ordered to provide proof of completion of a program instructing you how to properly install and use car seats and booster seats and proof that your car seat or booster seat meets applicable federal safety standards. You may be fined $100.00 for a first offense or $250.00 for a second offense, which may be reduced or waived if you are economically disadvantaged. Children Over Sixteen Years OldĪ child over the age of sixteen must be secured in a safety belt that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Children Eight to Sixteen Years OldĪ child between the ages of eight and sixteen years old must be properly secured in an appropriate car seat, booster seat, or seatbelt.
Children Two to Eight Years OldĪ child between the ages of two and eight years old must be properly secured in an appropriate car seat in the rear seat until the child is at least 4’9” tall, when the child may be secured in a booster seat with a seat belt. The car seat must be the correct size for the child and must meet applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Babies and Children Up to Two Years OldĪ child under two years old must be properly secured in a rear-facing car seat in the rear seat unless the child weighs at least forty pounds or is at least forty inches tall. The car seat or booster seat must be properly installed, must be the correct size for the child, and must meet applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. In California car seat law, a child under eight years old must be properly secured in an appropriate car seat or booster seat in the rear seat of a motor vehicle travelling on a highway.
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