State | Rear-facing child safety seat requirements | Forward-facing child safety seat requirements | Booster seat requirements | Adult belt requirements |
Alabama | Children under 1 or less than 20 pounds | Children between 1 and 4 who are 20 to 40 pounds | Children between 5 and 6 | Children over 6 |
Alaska | Children under 1 or less than 20 pounds | Children 1 to 3 and more than 20 pounds | Children 4 to 15 who are shorter than 57 inches or who weigh more than 20 but less than 65 pounds | Children 4 to 7 who are at least 57 inches or 65 pounds or more |
Arizona | N/A | Children and infants under 4 | Children 5 to 7 that are shorter than 57 inches | Children over 5 who are more than 57 inches tall |
Arkansas | N/A | Children 5 and under and less than 60 pounds | N/A | 6 through 14 years or 60 pounds or more |
California | Children under 2 and less than 40 pounds and less than 40 inches | Children between 2 and 7 who are less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and over who are at least 57 inches tall |
Colorado | Children under 1 or less than 20 pounds | Children 1 to 3 years and 20 to 40 pounds | Children 4 to 7 years old | Children 8 or older |
Connecticut | Children under 2 or less than 30 pounds | Children 2 to 4 or between 30 to 40 pounds | Children 5 to 7 years or between 40 to 60 pounds | Children 8 or older or more than 60 pounds |
Delaware | N/A | Children 7 and younger and less than 66 pounds | N/A | Children 8 or older or more than 66 pounds |
Florida | N/A | Children 5 and under | N/A | Children over 5 |
Georgia | N/A | Children 7 and younger and 57 inches or less | N/A | Children over 57 inches tall |
Hawaii | Children under 2 | Children between 2 and 3 | Children 4 to 6 or under 4'9" | Children 7 or older who are taller than 4 feet and 9 inches |
Idaho | N/A | Children 6 years and younger | N/A | Children over 6 |
Illinois | Children under 2 and less than 40 pounds | Children between 2 and 7 who weigh more than 40 pounds or 40 inches tall | N/A | Children over 8 who weigh more than 40 pounds |
Indiana | N/A | Children under 7 | N/A | Children over 7 |
Iowa | Children under 1 year and less than 20 pounds | 1 through 5 years | N/A | Children 6 and older |
Kansas | N/A | Children under 3 | Children 4 to 7 who weigh less than 80 pounds | Children over 7 who weigh more than 80 pounds or taller than 57 inches |
Kentucky | N/A | Children less than 40 inches tall | Children 7 and younger who are between 40 and 57 inches | Children over 57 inches tall |
Louisiana | Children under 2 years and until reaching the weight or height limit as set by the manufacturer | Children at least 2 through 3 years and until reaching the weight or height limit as set by the manufacturer | Children at least 4 years through 8 years or until reaching the weight or height limit as set by the manufacturer | Children 9 and older or who are beyond the height and weight limit for the booster seat manufacturer |
Maine | Children under 2 | Children 2 years and older and less than 55 pounds | Children between 55 and 80 pounds who are shorter than 57 inches | Children over 80 pounds and more than 57 inches tall |
Maryland | Children under 2 | 7 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and over who are at least 57 inches tall |
Massachusetts | N/A | 7 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and over who are at least 57 inches tall |
Michigan | N/A | 7 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and over who are at least 57 inches tall |
Minnesota | N/A | 7 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and over who are at least 57 inches tall |
Mississippi | N/A | Children under 3 | Children 4 to 6 and less than 57 inches and 65 pounds | Children over 6 who either weigh 65 pounds or more or who are 57 inches or taller |
Missouri | N/A | Children under 3 who weigh less than 40 pounds | 4 through 7 years who weigh at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds and who are four-foot-nine or shorter | Children 4 years and older who weigh 80 pounds or more or who are taller than four-foot-nine |
Montana | N/A | Children 5 years and younger and less than 60 pounds | N/A | Children 6 and older who weigh more than 60 pounds |
Nebraska | Children under 2 | Children between 2 and 7 | N/A | Children 8 and older |
Nevada | Children under 2 | Children 5 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 6 and older who are at least 57 inches tall |
New Hampshire | N/A | Children 6 and under who are less than 57 inches tall | N/A | Children 7 and older who are at least 57 inches tall |
New Jersey | Children under 2 and less than 30 pounds | Children 2 to 4 who are less than 40 pounds | Children 5 to 8 who are less than 80 pounds or less than 57 inches tall | Children 9 and older or who are more than 80 pounds or taller than 57 inches |
New Mexico | Children under 1 | Children 1 through 4 years or less than 40 pounds | Children 5 through 6 or less than 60 pounds | Children 7 or older who are taller than 4 feet and 9 inches |
New York | Children under 2 | Children between 2 and 4 who weigh less than 40 pounds | Children 4 through 7 | Children 8 and older |
North Carolina | N/A | Children 7 years and younger and less than 80 pounds | N/A | Children 8 and older who are 40 to 80 pounds in seats without shoulder belts, over 80 pounds with shoulder belts |
North Dakota | N/A | Children 7 years and younger and less than 57 inches | N/A | Children 8 and older and at least 57 inches tall |
Ohio | N/A | Children 3 years and younger or less than 40 pounds | Children 4 through 7 years who weigh 40 pounds or more and who are shorter than 57 inches | Children 8 and older |
Oklahoma | Children under 2 | Children 2 to 4 | Children 4 to 7 who are less than 4'9" | Children 8 and older or taller than four-foot-nine |
Oregon | Children under 2 | Children 2 to 7 and under 40 pounds | Children over 40 pounds but less than 4'9" | Children 8 and older who are over four-foot-nine |
Pennsylvania | Children under 2 | Children 2 to 3 | Children 4 to 7 | Children 8 and older |
Rhode Island | Children under 2 or less than 30 pounds | Children 2 to 7 who are under 80 pounds and less than 57 inches tall | N/A | Children more than 80 pounds and taller than 57 inches |
South Carolina | Children under 2 who do not exceed the manufacturers suggested height/weight limit | Children under 4 who do not exceed the manufacturers suggested height/weight limit | Children 4 to 8 who are less than 57 inches tall | Children over 8 who are 57 inches tall or more |
South Dakota | N/A | Children under 4 who weigh less than 40 pounds | N/A | Children over 5 or any child that weighs more than 40 pounds |
Tennessee | Children under 1 and who weigh less than 20 pounds | Children between 1 and 3 who weigh more than 20 pounds | Children 4 through 8 who are less than four-foot-nine | Children 9 or older who are four-foot-nine or taller |
Texas | N/A | Children under 7 who are less than 57 inches tall | N/A | Children 8 and older |
Utah | N/A | Children under 7 who are less than 57 inches tall | N/A | Children 8 and older |
Vermont | Children under 1 and who weigh less than 20 pounds | Children between 1 and 7 who weigh more than 20 pounds | N/A | Children 8 or older |
Virginia | Children under 2 | Children between 2 and 7 | N/A | Children 8 or older |
Washington | Children under 2 | Children between 2 and 4 | Children older than 4 and less than four-foot-ninel | Children taller than four-foot-nine |
Washington D.C. | Children under 2 and less than 40 pounds | Children between 2 and 3 | Children 4 to 7 | Children 8 or older |
West Virginia | N/A | Children under 7 who are less than four-foot-nine | N/A | Children 8 or older who are four-foot-nine |
Wisconsin | Children under 1 and who weigh less than 20 pounds | Children between 1 and 3 who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds | Children 4 to 7 who weigh between 40 and 80 pounds | Children 8 or older who weigh more than 80 pounds or are more than 57 inches tall |
Wyoming | N/A | Children under 8 | N/A | Children over 8 |