The car seat laws of the United States as they apply to each state
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Maryland A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Maryland The Kids in Safety Seats program educates people about the safety of kids in cars. Children younger than 1 year who weigh less than 20 pounds are required to ride on rear-facing seats. Children can graduate to … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Maine A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Maine Children 2 years and under are required to ride on rear-facing seats. The law requires children who are older than 2 years and weigh less than 55 pounds to ride on forward-facing seats. Children under the age … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Kentucky Infants under 1 year who weigh less than 21 pounds are required to ride on federally approved rear-facing seats. Kentucky allows children who weigh 20 pounds or more and older than 1 year to graduate to a forward-facing car seat. Children younger than 8 years with … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Kansas The Kansas Highway Patrol recommends children under 1 year should ride on rear-facing seats. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, children aged 1 to 3 years can graduate to a forward-facing seat once they outgrow the rear-facing seat requirements. Children of ages 4 to 7 years … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Illinois Children under the age of 2 years who weigh less than 40 pounds or with a height less than 40’’ should ride on a rear-facing seat. A child can legally graduate to a forward-facing seat once he or she weighs 40 pounds or has a height … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Idaho Children under the age of 2 years should ride on rear-facing seats unless they exceed the manufacturer’s height and weight limits. Forward-facing seats can be used by children until they weigh 40-65 pounds and are at least 4 years old. A requirement for a booster seat … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Hawaii Rear-facing seats can be used by children until they weigh 20 pounds or more and are at least 1 year old. Children should exceed the rear-facing weight and height limit before transitioning to the next seat. The law requires children 4 years or older but younger … Read more
