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Children less than 1 year of age or who weigh less than 20 pounds must be secured in a rear-facing child safety seat in a rear seat.
Children ages 1 through 5 who weigh at least 20 pounds, but less than 40 pounds, must be secured in a forward-facing child safety seat in a rear seat.
Children ages 1 through 5 who weigh at least 40 pounds, but not more than 80 pounds, must be secured by a belt-positioning booster seat in a rear seat
lourdes said:So that means that I will be violating the law because I will have my DD ho will be 4+ when we get there will ride RF until I can get a retrofit top anchor install.....
laurengt said:It doesn't say "not more than" before the higher weights for each weight range. That leaves me interpreting this to mean that you can use each seat type for longer/ higher weights. The use of "at least" for the lower weight in the ranges helps so that even if you have a lightweight child, you're not going to bump them up a seat type just because of age.
lourdes said:I didn't understand all that you say but if I get it right what you mean is that as long as I am not under the minimum I am alright?
Oliver79 said:I live in the Greenville area as well.
rachelandtyke said:I was at Wal-Mart on Woodruff Road the other day and about fell over to see an older child rfing!
I have asked about the law here before. I think when the law was written, it was trying to accomplish best practice with the seats available at the time. The seats update a lot more quickly than the law. I follow best practice and will deal with the law if I were to ever get in trouble for it. Best practice (or even meeting minimums) is rare here as it is.
I was at Wal-Mart on Woodruff Road the other day and about fell over to see an older child rfing!
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