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Changes coming in the child restraint law
January 14, 2015
What is changing about Florida’s Child Restraint Law? Beginning January1, 2015, children aged 4 and 5 must be secured in a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device such as child safety seat or a booster seat. Previously, 4 and 5 year-‐olds could be restrained with just a seatbelt, but this is no longer the case; the seat belt must be used in conjunction with a booster seat.
Please see the entire Changes in Child Restraint Law (Booster Seats) FAQs, Facts and Figures for more information about these changes.
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