What is the baby car seat law in California?
Under California’s child passenger safety law, age and weight determine how and where a child must be buckled up in a car.FeaturesChildren who are under 6 years old, or who weigh less than 60 pounds, must be buckled into a proper child passenger restraint system (CPRS) in the back seat of the car.PreventionChildren who are under 1 year old, weigh less than 20 pounds or are strapped into a rear-facing CPRS, can’t ride in the front seat if there is an airbag system in place.ConsiderationsAccording to the California Highway Patrol, rear-facing seats are to be used from infancy until a child weighs 20 to 35 pounds.EffectsUse forward-facing seats for toddlers who are over the age of 1 and weigh at least 20 pounds. Children who weigh more than 40 pounds require booster seats.
