jeminijad
New member
I have seen the question come up a few times about community checks, and what do technicians do when an expired seat comes through.
The answers have varied a little, but one that I've seen twice is that they "confiscate" the seat.
Is that even legal? Wouldn't you have to be a law enforcement officer to enforce a proper use law (the only legality I can think of regarding the use of expired seats.) You can't take the seat against the parent's will, can you? Or is it just an overly zealous choice of wording, and techs will take an old/dangerous seat if the parent agrees?
ETA: I am against using expired car seats! Didn't want to imply otherwise.
The answers have varied a little, but one that I've seen twice is that they "confiscate" the seat.
Is that even legal? Wouldn't you have to be a law enforcement officer to enforce a proper use law (the only legality I can think of regarding the use of expired seats.) You can't take the seat against the parent's will, can you? Or is it just an overly zealous choice of wording, and techs will take an old/dangerous seat if the parent agrees?
ETA: I am against using expired car seats! Didn't want to imply otherwise.