Relating to child restraint systems in motor vehicles, and making penalties applicable

However, if the child has reached the maximum height and weight for the child restraint system as determined by the system’s manufacturer, the child must be secured as required for a child at least seven years of age but under years of age. The bill requires a child at least seven years of age but under years of age to be secured during transit in a booster seat by a safety belt or safety harness. However, if the child is four feet nine inches in height or over, or weighs pounds or more, the child must be secured as required for a child at least years of age but under years of age. The bill requires a child at least years of age but under years of age to be secured during transit by a safety belt or safety harness. The bill provides that a child under years of age must be secured as required in the bill in the back seat of the motor vehicle. The bill strikes a provision that exempts a child occupying the back seat of a motor vehicle from having to be secured during transit by a child restraint system, safety belt, or safety harness if no safety belt is available because all safety belts are being used by other occupants or cannot be used due to the use of a child restraint system in the seating position for which a belt is provided.446.446 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $100.555.