CA Child seat laws

Started by jimbo74, January 25, 2012, 08:26:52 AM

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jimbo74

January 25, 2012, 08:26:52 AM
what are the child seat laws in CA?

all of the info i am seeing online seems to conflict, and there are literally thousands of sites that try to show this info..... i have spent hours trying to get a solid answer



from what i have found,

no booster seat is $475 fine, and a point on your record

kids should be in the back (said recommended, so not mandatory?) i know if there are airbags you definitely wouldn't put the kid in the front --- in a pickup, you have no choice... so.....

also read they need to be 8 years old, over 100 pounds now, or something like 4'9" tall?




main issue is my daughter is huge, and she is 6 years old, she is 4'3" tall and weighs 97 pounds, the booster we just got her only goes to 100, as do all the other ones we saw.......
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4RunnerChevy

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January 25, 2012, 05:06:01 PM
Its just 8 years or under 4'9"

http://www.chp.ca.gov/community/safeseat.html

Trucks ok,  my runner without back seats, not ok to put in the front.   :hammerhead:

I know a few kids that had to be put back into seats.

jimbo74

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January 25, 2012, 05:11:11 PM
so then, what happens if my kid gains 3 pounds and no longer fits in the booster rated for 100? i did not see any boosters rated for more than that.... my kid barely fits in the booster
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4RunnerChevy

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January 25, 2012, 06:55:04 PM
I don't know if weight becomes an issue anymore ?

freds40

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January 25, 2012, 09:14:39 PM
As far as I know there is no weight limits/restrictions.I believe it's just age and height. My oldest turns 8 at the beginning of May and has been out of a seat/booster for almost 2 years. We had to get another booster at the beginning of the year.  :hammer:
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Rocksurfer

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January 26, 2012, 05:27:43 AM
Quotealso read they need to be 8 years old, over 100 pounds now, or something like 4'9" tall?

New law is 8 years old in the booster, don't know what to tell you about the booster seats not being rated to accommodate heavier kids.
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January 28, 2012, 10:09:35 PM
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jimbo74

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January 28, 2012, 10:25:31 PM
from what it looks like.....

8 years old, or over 4'9" tall......

my daughter is neither... we got her a new booster at walmart on new year's eve for $20..... she had previously not be required to be in a booster anymore
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