Bill > SB1007

This bill modifies Missouri's child passenger restraint system laws by updating safety requirements for transporting children in motor vehicles. The bill introduces new provisions, including mandating rear-facing child passenger restraint systems for children until age two, and revising age, weight, and height guidelines for child safety seats and restraints. Specifically, children under four years old must be secured in an appropriate child passenger restraint system, regardless of weight, and children between four and eight years old who weigh between forty and eighty pounds and are less than four feet nine inches tall must use a child passenger restraint system or booster seat. The bill also allows for some flexibility when transporting multiple children in a vehicle with limited seating positions. Drivers who violate these requirements may be subject to fines up to fifty dollars, with the option to have charges dismissed if they acquire an appropriate child restraint system before their court hearing. The law does not apply to public carriers or students over four years old riding on school buses. Additionally, the highways and transportation commission is tasked with developing a public information program to help ensure understanding and compliance with these new regulations.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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