CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SEATS

The following was taken from SAFE KIDS CONN.

Child Passenger Safety Laws in Connecticut
Effective October 1, 2005

PUBLIC ACT 05-58

LAW: Infants must remain rear-facing and in their car seat until they are both 20 pounds and at least one year old.

Further recommended: Keep infants rear-facing until they meet the maximum height or weight requirements of the car seat when it is rear-facing and they are at least one year old and 20 pounds.

LAW: Toddlers must be in a car seat.

Futher recommended: Children should remain in a car seat until they are 40 pounds. Additionally, don't use a car seat that has been in a crash or is more than six years old.

LAW: Children must be in a booster seat (or car seat with harness straps weighted for children over 60 pounds) until the children are both over 6 years old and over 60 pounds. Children who ride in a booster seat must use a lap and shoulder belt.

Further recommended: Children should continue to ride in a booster seat until they are 4'9".

LAW: Children, tweens, and teens must be in a seat belt wherever they ride in the vehicle.

Further recommended: Chidren should ride in the back seat until they are 13 years old. All people and objects should be properly restrained wherever they are in the vehicle.

Violators will be fined and required to attend a car seat education class.

CAR SEAT SAFETY CLINICS

Car seat safety clinics are offered periodically throughout Connecticut. Certified child passenger safety seat technicians will check for proper installation and usage, and can advise participants of recalls on a particular car seat. Call the State Department of Transportation for the dates, times, and locations of car seat safety clinics.

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by service names:
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections

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SOURCE: Conn. Safe Kids
PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: May2008