All children under age 16 must use approved seats or seat belts. Use only federally-certified child safety seats that is compatible with your vehicle and appropriate to your child's age, size, and weight. Follow the installation instructions that come with the child safety seat AND those that come with the vehicle's owner manual. Remember that your child's safety depends on you. Properly securing a child into the child safety seat AND properly securing the child safety seat with the vehicle's seat belts are equally critical.
Children are safest when properly restrained in the back seat.
Use a booster seat for a child who has outgrown a convertible child safety seat. Copyright 2001, NYS DMV, Office of Internet Services Permission is required to re-publish any content on this site.