Washington state car seat laws
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 3:42 pm
For our campers who plan to rent a car, we want you to know that Washington State has one of the strongest car seat safety laws in the country and to plan accordingly.
Washington state law requires that children less than eight years old be restrained in appropriate child restraint systems (car seats or booster seats) unless the child is 4'9" tall. Children who are 8 or older, or who are 4'9" or taller, must be restrained with a vehicle seatbelt or appropriate child safety restraint. Children under 13 years of age must be transported in rear seats where it is practical to do so.
The new law, which went into effect June 1, 2007, also requires infants who are under one year of age AND under 20 pounds to ride in a rear-facing car seat.
Nancy Birk
UBPN President
Washington state law requires that children less than eight years old be restrained in appropriate child restraint systems (car seats or booster seats) unless the child is 4'9" tall. Children who are 8 or older, or who are 4'9" or taller, must be restrained with a vehicle seatbelt or appropriate child safety restraint. Children under 13 years of age must be transported in rear seats where it is practical to do so.
The new law, which went into effect June 1, 2007, also requires infants who are under one year of age AND under 20 pounds to ride in a rear-facing car seat.
Nancy Birk
UBPN President