What Kind of Child Safety Seat do I Need?

Child Safety Seat

Child Safety Seat

Children age infant to twelve (12)

Children between 1 to 3 years old weighing more than 20 lbs. must be properly secured in an approved forward-facing or rear facing child safety seat.

Children age one (1) through age three (3), and weighing more than twenty (20) pounds, must be secured in a child safety seat in a forward facing position in the rear seat, if available, or according to the child safety restraint system or vehicle manufacturer’s instructions.

Children 4 to 8 years old and less than 4 ft 9 in tall must be properly secured in an approved belt-positioning booster seat system. Children age four (4) through age eight (8), and measuring less than four feet nine inches (4’9”) in height, must be secured in a belt-positioning booster seat system, meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards in the rear seat, if available, or according to the child safety restraint system or vehicle manufacturer’s instructions. (Note: If the child is not between age four (4) and age eight (8), but is less than four feet nine inches (4’9”) in height, he/she must still use a seat belt system meeting federal motor vehicle safety standards.)

Tennessee state law mandates that your child should sit in the rear seat (when available) until they turn 9 years old. However, children age 12 and under should ride in the back seat of the vehicle whenever possible, as the back seat is the safest position for children. Child safety seat.

How long does a child need to sit in a car booster seat? Age of eight AND measuring less than 4’9”

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