Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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since 2007.
SB1035: Child restraint devices; raises booster seat age, prohibits certain in front seat.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Jay O'Brien (R-39)
Jay O'Brien
(R-39)
Served: 2002–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Child restraint devices; booster seat age; rear facing child restraint devices; civil penalty. Raises the booster seat age requirement from through age five to through age seven and prohibits any person from securing a child in the front passenger seat with rear facing child restraint device unless the vehicle is not equipped with a passenger side airbag or the airbag has been deactivated. The bill also removes an exception that allows children to ride unrestrained in the rear cargo area of vehicles other than pickup trucks.
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