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Texas Occupant Restraint Laws. Relevant statutes: Child Passenger Safety Seat Systems. Obtaining Child Passenger Safety Seat System. Safety Belts. Riding in Open Beds. Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated Transportation Code. Texas Seatbelt Laws. TRANSPORTATION CODE.
What is the Texas law for child passenger safety? All children younger than 8 years old, unless taller than 4’9”, are required to be in the appropriate child safety seat system wherever they ride in a passenger vehicle.
Children must be secured in the appropriate car or booster seat. Birth to two years old: All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are two years old, or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their safety seat's manufacturer.
Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 545.412. Child Passenger Safety Seat Systems; Offense. Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger than eight years of age, unless the child is taller than four feet, nine inches, and ...
Child Passenger Safety Law in Texas. It is an offense if a person transports a child who is younger than eight (8) - unless the child is taller than 4 feet 9 inches - and does not keep the child secured in a child passenger safety seat system while driving a passenger vehicle according to the manufacturer's instructions.
A person commits an offense if the person operates a passenger vehicle, transports a child who is younger than eight years of age, unless the child is taller than four feet, nine inches, and does not keep the child secured during the operation of the vehicle in a child passenger safety seat system according to the instructions of the ...
Texas law requires that all children younger than eight years old, unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches, be secured in a child safety seat whenever they ride in a vehicle. Older children who have outgrown a booster seat must be buckled with a seat belt.
Child safety seats and child seat belt laws in Texas: All children under 4 years old must ride in child safety seats. All children from 4 to 8 must ride in child restraint systems: safety seats, harness vests, or booster seats.
According to Texas State Law, all children younger than 8 years old must be secured in a child safety seat whenever they ride in a vehicle unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. Older children who have outgrown a booster seat must be buckled with a seat belt.
TEXAS LAW SUMMARIZED. All children under 17 years old must be secured in a safety belt or child safety seat, whether they are sitting in the front seat or back seat. Children under 5 years old and less than 36 inches tall must ride in a child safety seat.