New Tx car seat law help

mykidsmylife

Well-known member
I keep hearing that the car seat law in TX is supposed to be 6 yrs and 60lbs. I have heard it from two techs and from the daycare.
I cannot find this anywhere and the law still states 36"

So, has anyone heard this? Can anyone find it anywhere?

When it takes place I want to make fliers for the daycare so the moms with their 2-5 yr olds in nothing will maybe do something about it.
Thanks
 
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MomToEliEm

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They did increase the law to 5 years a couple years ago, but they changed the wording to be a child can be 6 years old or above 36 inches to be in a booster. Before it was 3 years and 36". Now a 36" tall 2 year old doesn't need to be in a booster. Since the bill failed the senate earlier this year, it will be at least 2 years before another bill might be passed.

Here was the old wording in the law prior to 2005:

A person commits an offense if the person operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger than four years of age or less than 36 inches in height, and does not keep the child secured during the operation of the vehicle in a child passenger safety seat system according to the instructions of the manufacturer of the safety seat system.

This read:

A: Child less then 4 years old
B: Child less then 36 inches in height
C: Must ride in a carseat

If A or B then C

If either A or B is true, then C must occur. This means that a 3 years old must ride in a seat regardless of how tall they are.
True or False = True
True or True = True
False or False = False

Now in 2005, they changed the wording

A person commits an offense if the person operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger than five years of age and less than 36 inches in height and does not keep the child secured during the operation of the vehicle in a child passenger safety seat system according to the instructions of the manufacturer of the safety seat system.

Now it is
A: child less the 5 years old
B: Child is less then 36 inches
C: Must be in a carseat

Law reads
If A and B, then C
True and True = True
True and False = False
False and False = False

Only if both A and B are true, does C need to occur. If A or B is false then the entire conditional statement is false and C does not have to occur. It was actually better the way it was prior to them touching it.

Here is some documentation they published after it was first put out that does in indicate that a 36 inch tall 2 year old does not legally need to be in a carseat
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/directo...n/pr090705.htm
 

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