Baby Car Seat Standards

Keep your child rear facing as long as possible.

Baby car seat standards.

Because thousands of children are injured or killed each year due to violations of booster seat laws or improper installation of the child restraints ca has established strict laws detailed the ages heights and weights children must be before they are exempt from. Booster seats or child safety seats are required until age 6. There are different types of rear facing car seats. California vehicle code section 27360.

Children must be in the best front facing seats or convertible seats until age 5 or 40 lbs. Because those standards and mandates are so important the rising number of noncompliant car seats available for purchase online or seen at car seat check events is especially concerning safety. The child shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat. All child restraint laws are standard enforcement.

Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear facing car seat unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall. Infant seats and convertible seats are required to be rear facing until passenger is at least 1 year old or 20 lbs. Be sure that all monitors have plenty of battery life before setting off on a car ride. Infant only seats can only be used rear facing.

Avoid using baby seats baby swings bouncy chairs backpack slings and infant carriers until your baby has successfully passed a car seat tolerance test or your pediatrician says that it is safe for the baby to be in a semi reclined position.