NEW CALIFORNIA BOOSTER SEAT LAW
Kids Are 1st car seat check with the CHP.
The California "Booster seat" law will go into affect on Jan. 1, 2012.
Here is the key message of the 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."
Here is the key message of the 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."
| california_car_seat_laws_-_health__insurance_codes_updated_dec_2011.doc |
| sb_929_bill_20111004_chaptered-1.pdf |
Kids Are 1st car seat check in Burbank CA with the CHP
Above are links with more detail of the new law