Walk It Through: The Car Seat
Rear facing under two, a booster under eight, and a $75 fine dismissed for a seat acquired since.
A parent drives a first grader in a seat belt with no booster seat.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One family's car. The adult front seat rule, the $10 belt fine, and medical exemptions are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.