New Booster Seat Law Starts Today

[hoops5]

New Kentucky booster seat law goes into effect today. 8 years old and 40 to 57 inches. The old law was 7 years old and 40-50 inches.

 

Expect a $30 fine for noncompliance.

@Randy Parker

[2 Humped Camel]

Serious question, I have a 9 year old that is still a bit under 57 inches. Do I need to go get another booster seat or since he's 9 am I good?

[lawildcat]

Serious question, I have a 9 year old that is still a bit under 57 inches. Do I need to go get another booster seat or since he's 9 am I good?

 

Just tell him to sit up straight.

[hoops5]

Serious question, I have a 9 year old that is still a bit under 57 inches. Do I need to go get another booster seat or since he's 9 am I good?

Great question. I just read "Younger than 8 and between 40-57 inches."

[hoops5]

If not in compliance, you will be given the option to pay the $30 fine or purchase a booster seat. There will be no court fees.

 

Does that mean that officers will have booster seats for sale in their squad cars?

[hoops5]

Studies show that more than 90% of children age 4-8 who were seriously injured in accidents were not in booster seats.

[TAC]

Serious question, I have a 9 year old that is still a bit under 57 inches. Do I need to go get another booster seat or since he's 9 am I good?

He is good as long as he has his ID on him.

[Plato]

This law is dumb.

 

Are cops carrying around measuring tape now? Do parents need to carry a birth certificate for each kid like we do proof of insurance?

 

Nanny law...

[TAC]

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[hoops5]

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Child Passenger Safety

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[TD] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics show over 90 % of child safety seats in the United States are installed incorrectly. When used correctly, child safety seats are 71 percent effective in reducing infant fatalities, 67 % effective in reducing the need for hospitalization and 54 % effective in reducing fatalities for children ages 1 to 4.

 

Click here for the Safe Kids CPS Page

Click here for the NHTSA CPS Page

 

 

Kentucky NEW Booster Seat Law Information – Effective June 24, 2015

 

Booster seats provide an extra step between child safety seats and seatbelts.

 

 

House Bill 315 requires that children younger than 8 or under 57 inches tall be secured in a booster seat.

 

If a child is older than 8 years old or over 57 inches tall, they are not required by law to ride in a booster seat. Best practice however would be to keep children under 57 inches riding in a booster until they meet the height requirement, regardless of age.

 

The bill requires law enforcement officers to issue citations with a $30 fine with no court costs. In addition, violators will have the option to purchase a booster seat instead of paying the fine.

 

Boosters are intended to lift the child up off the vehicle seat to improve the fit of the adult lap and shoulder seatbelt.

 

The lap portion of the belt should fit low on the hips or high on the thighs and the shoulder portion of the belt should be snug across the collarbone.

 

An improper fit of the adult safety belt can cause the lap belt to ride up over the stomach and the shoulder belt to cut across the neck, potentially exposing the child to serious abdominal or neck injury.

 

According to Partners for Child Passenger Safety, more than 90% of 4 to 8-year-old children who were seriously injured in a crash were not restrained in a booster seat.

 

 

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[halfback20]

Serious question' date=' I have a 9 year old that is still a bit under 57 inches. Do I need to go get another booster seat or since he's 9 am I good?[/quote']

 

If he is 9 you are good. Pretty sure it's under 9 only.

[TAC]

There used to be a toll free number you could call if you saw a child that was not in a child seat. Call in the license plate number to a recording. They would send an informational package to the car owners home. Wonder if it is still out there?

[halfback20]

This law is dumb.

 

Are cops carrying around measuring tape now? Do parents need to carry a birth certificate for each kid like we do proof of insurance?

 

Nanny law...

 

Did you research the law at all?

 

There were already height and weight requirements, now they're just different.

 

Do you think there should be no laws regarding kids and safety seats in cars?

[hoops5]

If he is 9 you are good. Pretty sure it's under 9 only.

That sounds right.

 

"If a child is older than 8 years old or over 57 inches tall, they are not required by law to ride in a booster seat."