Rhode Island Child and Infant

Car Seat Safety Information

 

 

Rhode Island Child Safety Seat and Seat Belt Laws
Rhode Island state law requires children; (i) under the age of 7 and (ii) under 54 inches in height and (iii) weighing less than 80 pounds, to ride in a federally approved car seat or booster seat appropriate for the child's age, height and weight, and should be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Children under the age of 7 must ride in a rear vehicle seat. Rhode Island law requires that passengers not in a car seat or booster always use a seat belt.

Rhode Island

Car Seat Inspection Locations

 

 

Rhode Island

Department of Transportation

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More Resources:


American Academy of Pediatrics
Dedicated to the health and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission: official Federal Agency website, including recalls, reports, alerts

 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 

Kids and Cars
KIDS AND CARS' mission is to assure no child dies or is injured in a non-traffic, motor vehicle related event.

  

National Transportation Safety Board
Official Web site of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent U.S. Federal agency

 

The National Child Passenger Safety Board
The National Child Passenger Safety Board has been established to provide program direction and technical guidance to states, communities and organizations as a means to maintain a credible, standardized child passenger training and certification program.

 

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