• All children under the age of eight years must be secured in an appropriate child restraint system.
  
• Children weighing more than 40 pounds may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt if the back seat is not equipped with a lap and shoulder belt system for booster seat installation.
  
• Children and young people, eight and up to sixteen years of age, must be secured in a properly adjusted safety belt in any position in the vehicle.
  
• The parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of eight years is responsible for providing a child safety seat to anyone who transports his or her child.
  
• Every person under the age of 18 years who transports a child eight years of age or older (up to 18 years) is responsible for securing that child in a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt or child safety seat.

Two of our officers have successfully completed an intensive training course on the proper installation of child safety seats. If you would like to make an appointment to have your child's safety seat inspected, or need to have it properly installed, please contact Sgt. Joanne Schoenheider or Ofc. Michael Champion at 708-447-9191.