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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 1 year or under 20 pounds in infant only seats and convertible seats used in the rear facing position
- 1-4 years or 20-40 pounds in a convertible seats in the forward position or forward facing seats
- At least 5 years or 40 pounds to use a booster seat.
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Alabama
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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 (eff. 11/01/2019)
- 3 years or under unless over 40 pounds and no lap/shoulder belt available
- 4-7 years unless no lap/shoulder belt available
State:
New York
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under two years in a rear-facing car seat with harness
- 2-3 years in a rear-facing or forward-facing car seat with harness
- 4-9 years and under 4’9” in a child passenger restraint system with harness or booster seat
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Hawaii
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 1 year or 20 pounds and under in rear-facing infant seat
- 1-3 years and over 20 pounds in forward-facing infant seat
- 4-8 years and under 57 inches in booster seat
State:
Tennessee
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 2 years, unless reached the weight or height limit set by manufacturer, in a rear-facing system
- 2 - 4 years, unless reached the weight or height limit set by manufacturer, in forward-facing restraint
- 5-7 years, unless reached height of 4 feet 9 inches, in a belt-positioning child booster
State:
Michigan
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When is a child restraint required?
- Under 1 year or under 20 pounds in infant only seats and convertible seats used in the rear facing position
- 1-4 years or more than 20 pounds in a child restraint system in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
- 5-8 years and under 57 inches or 65 pounds in a child restraint system of booster seat
State:
Alaska
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