Child Safety Seats Laws Change

By Darleen Sanford
Posted: July 3, 2008

Heads up, parents and grandparents. Maryland’s Child Passenger Safety Law has changed. Now every child younger than 8 years old must ride in a booster seat or other appropriate car safety seat unless the child weighs more than 65 pounds or is taller than 4-foot-9.

Each child ages 8-16 must be secured with a seat belt. Riding in the back seat is usually safest for children younger than age 13. Nobody wants to be ticketed and pay a fine for failing to abide by the law and more importantly, we want to protect our precious little ones. For more information call 1-800-370-SEAT or go to www.mdkiss.org.

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