When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 in a rear-facing child restraint
- Under 6 years and less than 57 inches in a child restraint system
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Nevada
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years in a rear-facing child restraint unless over 40 pounds or 40 inches tall
- 3 years and younger in a child restraint
- 4-7 years in a child restraint or booster seat
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District of Columbia
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When is a child restraint required?
- 4 years or under in child safety seat
- 4-8 years or under 57 inches tall in booster seat
- Under 12 years in rear seat
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Puerto Rico
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When is a child restraint required?
- IIHS: Under 2 years and until reaching the manufacturer's weight or height limits must be in a rear-facing child restraint
- 2 - 3 years and until reaching the manufacturer's weight or height limits in a forward-facing child restraint
- 4 - 8 years or until reaching the manufacturer's weight or height limits in a booster seat
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Louisiana
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years in a rear-facing child restraint system
- Under 7 years and 57 inches or shorter in a child restraint system
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New Hampshire
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years and less than 30 pounds must be in a rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness
- Under 4 years and less than 40 pounds in either a forward or rear-facing seat with a 5-point harness
- 4-16 in a booster seat up to the manufacturer’s listed height or weight maximum and then in a seatbelt.
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Delaware
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When is a child restraint required?
- 2 years or under and under 30 pounds in rear-facing child safety seat
- 7 years and under and shorter than 57 inches and under 80 pounds in child restraint
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Rhode Island
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When is a child restraint required?
- Younger than 2 years, or until meeting manufacturer's height/weight recommendations in a rear-facing child safety seat
- 2 years and older and less than 55 pounds in a child restraint system with an internal harness in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
- Under 8 years and shorter than 57 inches or less than 80 pounds in a booster seat
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Maine
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years and under 30 pounds in rear-facing infant seat
- Under 4 years and under 40 pounds in child safety seat
- Under 8 years and shorter than 57 inches in rear seat
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New Jersey
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