Check you state's vehicle codes. If you show this to the manager or drag a cop into the store, I'm sure they will change their policy.:twocents:
This is from CA vehicle code:
27362. (a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer shall not sell, offer for sale, or install in a motor vehicle, a child passenger restraint system that does not conform to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards on the date of manufacture. Responsibility for compliance with this section shall rest with the individual selling the system, offering the system for sale, or installing the system. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor (Expired seats do not meet federal safety standards)
Child Passenger Restraint System: Prohibition Against Resale After Accident
27362.1. (a) No individual may sell or offer for sale a child passenger restraint system that was in use by a child during an accident involving a motor vehicle.
(b) A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100).
Added Sec. 2, Ch. 703, Stats. 2002. Effective January 1, 2003.