Car Seat Laws

Little Ps Mama

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Can anyone direct to me to a site with state car seat laws, particularly Virginia? My neighbor told me last night that she had a car seat safety tech tell her that in Virginia, all children over 1 year and 20 pounds must be forward facing in their car seat per state law. He told her the AAP is telling pediatricians to tell their patients to keep their children RF until 2, but that that is against the law here. I know this is bogus, but I'm having a hard time coming up with a source that refutes what he's saying. TIA!
 
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MomToEliEm

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It appears that the law just states child must be properly secured in a child restraint with no details on when to rearfacing, forward face or go to booster. Just needs to follow manufacturer instructions which would mean a child over 1 year of age could still rearface if they fit properly in the seat.

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1095

§ 46.2-1095. Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children; safety belts for other children less than sixteen years old required; penalty.

A. Any person who drives on the highways of Virginia any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall ensure that any child, up to age eight, whom he transports therein is provided with and properly secured in a child restraint device of a type which meets the standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. Further, rear-facing child restraint devices shall be placed in the back seat of a vehicle. In the event the vehicle does not have a back seat, the child restraint device may be placed in the front passenger seat only if the vehicle is either not equipped with a passenger side airbag or the passenger side airbag has been deactivated.

I also found this which is more of a summary type sheet put out a Virginia organization:
http://www.jccegov.com/pdf/police/VirginiaChildPassengerSafetyLawCard07.pdf
 

Little Ps Mama

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It appears that the law just states child must be properly secured in a child restraint with no details on when to rearfacing, forward face or go to booster. Just needs to follow manufacturer instructions which would mean a child over 1 year of age could still rearface if they fit properly in the seat.

http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+46.2-1095



I also found this which is more of a summary type sheet put out a Virginia organization:
http://www.jccegov.com/pdf/police/VirginiaChildPassengerSafetyLawCard07.pdf

Thanks for your help! I passed these along to her. :thumbsup:
 

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