• Children under age 8, less than 57 inches tall, and weighing less than 80 lbs. must be transported in the rear seating position of a motor vehicle and properly restrained in a child restraint system.
• Children between the ages of 8 and 12 must be wearing a properly fitting seat belt.

NOTE: Kids under 8 are exempt from the rear seat if:

• The vehicle lacks a backseat.
• All rear seating positions are filled by other child passengers.

Parents ticketed for violating the state’s child restraint law must appear in court.