A Police Officer may stop your car if one or more children are riding unrestrained. Infants should remain rear-facing until they are 20 pounds and 1 year. To ensure the proper installation of your child safety seat, start by carefully reviewing the manufacturer's instructions for the seat as well as the owner's manual for your vehicle. If you need assistance, go to Governor's Highway Safety Bureau to locate the nearest Child Passenger Safety Technician. For Danvers Police Child Passenger Safety Technicians click here Don't skip a step.
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However, children 12 and under should ride in the back seat, properly secured in a child safety seat, booster, or safety belt, away from air bags. A person who receives a citation for a violation of any of the provisions of this section may contest such citation pursuant to section three of chapter ninety C . A violation of this section shall not be deemed to be a conviction of a moving violation of the motor vehicle laws for the purpose of determining surcharges on motor vehicle premiums pursuant to section one hundred and thirteen B of chapter one hundred and seventy-five . Assessment may be waived upon proof of purchase. Section 7AA allows the assessment to be waived if the violator shows that a child passenger restraint has been purchased.