When is a child restraint required?
- Under 1 year and under 20 pounds in rear-facing child restraint
- 1-5 years in child restraint or booster seat
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Iowa
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years old in rear-facing infant seat or until manufacturer's minimum weight requirement reached
- 7 years or under
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Virginia
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 and under 40 pounds in a rear-facing child restraint; more than 40 pounds may ride forward-facing;
- 2-3 years and at least 20 pounds may ride in either a rear or forward-facing child restraint;
- 4-8 years and at least 40 pounds in child restraint or booster
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Colorado
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years in rear facing child restraint
- Child restraint required for 7 or younger and 40 pounds or less
- Booster seat for children over 40 pounds but under 8 years or under 57 inches tall
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Oregon
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When is a child restraint required?
- 3 years or under in child restraint
- 4-7 years and under 80 pounds or under 57 inches tall in child restraint or booster seat
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Kansas
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years in a rear-facing child restraint until the reaching manufacturer's weight or height limits (eff: 01/01/20)
- Under 3 years who are not required to be rear-facing must be secured in a forward-facing child restraint system with a harness until reaching manufacturer's weight or height limits (eff:01/01/20)
- Older than 4 years and under 57 inches in a booster seat (eff: 01/01/20)
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Washington
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years old in rear-facing infant seat or until manufacturer's minimum weight or height requirement reached
- Under 8 years old in child safety seat and in rear seat
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Nebraska
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years or under 30 pounds in rear-facing restraint system
- 2-4 years or 30-40 pounds in a forward or rear-facing child restraint
- 5-7 years or 40-60 pounds in a forward or rear-facing child restraint or a booster seat secured with a lap and shoulder belt
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Connecticut
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years (or until outgrows the top height or weight recommendations) in rear-facing child restraint
- 2-3 years in a forward-facing child restraint
- 4-7 years in a booster seat
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Pennsylvania
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