rachelandtyke
Well-known member
I was kind of confused by this comment in the thread about EHing: I really would encourage all of you who think that their law says the child HAS to be 40 pounds to booster, to reread it. I mean the actual law, and not the abreviated version from some other site. I am not aware of any state that has a weight, as in 4 AND 40. I think most, like NY, have a 4 years old, OR if over 40 pounds thing. I do not think that a state can mandate that way, kwim? The law thing has been discussed before.
I think that I am interpreting the law correctly in that DD can not be in a booster until age 6 unless she weighs 40 lbs. We seem to have a lot of choices from ages 1-5 based on child's weight alone. Although, it also reads like it is technically illegal for me to rf after 20 lbs or harness after 40 lbs if she hit 40 lbs before age 6?
Here is what my state law says:
(1) A child from birth up to one year of age or who weighs less than twenty pounds must be properly secured in a rear-facing child safety seat which meets the standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(2) A child who is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and who weighs at least twenty pounds but less than forty pounds must be secured in a forward-facing child safety seat provided in the motor vehicle which meets the standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(3) A child who is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and who weighs at least forty pounds but not more than eighty pounds must be secured by a belt-positioning booster seat. The belt-positioning booster seat must be used with both lap and shoulder belts. A booster seat must not be used with a lap belt alone.
(4) If a child is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and weighs more than eighty pounds, the child may be restrained in an adult safety belt. If a child less than six years of age can sit with his back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion, with his knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching, the child may be seated in the regular back seat and secured by an adult safety belt.
from: http://www.buckleupsc.com/cps/laws.htm
I think that I am interpreting the law correctly in that DD can not be in a booster until age 6 unless she weighs 40 lbs. We seem to have a lot of choices from ages 1-5 based on child's weight alone. Although, it also reads like it is technically illegal for me to rf after 20 lbs or harness after 40 lbs if she hit 40 lbs before age 6?
Here is what my state law says:
(1) A child from birth up to one year of age or who weighs less than twenty pounds must be properly secured in a rear-facing child safety seat which meets the standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(2) A child who is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and who weighs at least twenty pounds but less than forty pounds must be secured in a forward-facing child safety seat provided in the motor vehicle which meets the standards prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(3) A child who is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and who weighs at least forty pounds but not more than eighty pounds must be secured by a belt-positioning booster seat. The belt-positioning booster seat must be used with both lap and shoulder belts. A booster seat must not be used with a lap belt alone.
(4) If a child is at least one year of age but less than six years of age and weighs more than eighty pounds, the child may be restrained in an adult safety belt. If a child less than six years of age can sit with his back straight against the vehicle seat back cushion, with his knees bent over the vehicle's seat edge without slouching, the child may be seated in the regular back seat and secured by an adult safety belt.
from: http://www.buckleupsc.com/cps/laws.htm