New Law Car Seats 2018

The ruling bans any new designs of backless booster seat from entering the market.
New law car seats 2018. What are the new cdc car seat recommendations. Then on april 4 2018 the bill was signed into law by the governor nebraska s new car seat laws will go into effect come january 1 2019. Under the new rules backless booster seats are deemed unsuitable for children shorter than 125cm and weighing less than 22kg this is the average height 4 and weight 5 of children between six and eight years old. Virginia now joins nine other states including california connecticut new jersey new york oklahoma oregon pennsylvania rhode island and south carolina with similar car seat bills to keep.
0kg to 9kg or 13kg 9kg to 18kg and 15kg to 36kg. Virginia s new car seat laws will be updated to ensure maximum safety for children. March 8 2018 by larisha campbell 2 comments the state of virginia voted on new car seat laws on march 6 2018. As the website says for the best possible protection infants and toddlers should be buckled in a rear facing car seat in the back seat until they reach the maximum weight and or height limits of their car seat.
Height based child seats are called i size seats. Children over 12 or more than 135cm tall must wear a seat belt. Understanding the new car seat law admin admin i size. Children must normally use a child car seat until they re 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall whichever comes first.
By law in canada and most of the u s children must be restrained in a rear or forward facing car seat until they are at least four years old and weigh 40 pounds. How can i tell if my seat complies. Understanding the new car seat law in case you don t have the new regulations sussed yet we outline the changes and what they will mean for parents. Never fit a rear facing child seat in the front if there is an active airbag on the passenger side of the car.
Weight based child seats offer a range of options. Form march 1 2018 all new child seats introduced to the market have to comply with the new european safety standard r44 04 which says that a car seat must come up as high as the occupant s shoulders at the very minimum. If signed into law by the governor the law would take effect on july 1 2019. Children 6 18 must wear seat belts.
As of august 2018 the cdc now recommends that rear facing child safety seats be used for infants and toddlers from ages 2 4 years old. After the requirements are met they can move into a booster seat.