Child seat safety laws in Illinois
For the safety of your child in a moving vehicle, he or she must be properly restrained. This is not just common sense; this is the law.
Summary of Illinois Child Seat Safety Laws
In Illinois, laws regarding child seat safety can be summarized as follows:
Any child under the age of eight must be secured in a child restraint system.
Booster child seats must be used in conjunction with shoulder and lap seat belts.
If a child weighs over 40 pounds, he or she can ride in the back seat using a lap seat without a booster seat.
recommendations
The laws in Illinois are nowhere near as extensive as in other states, and if you follow the above requirements, you will be in compliance with the law. However, the state makes recommendations on how to transport children. They are the following:
Children under one year of age
- Any child under the age of 1 and weighing less than 20 pounds must ride in a rear-facing child seat or a convertible child seat in rear-facing mode.
Children aged one to four years
- Until the age of two, children must be in a rear-facing child seat. Once he or she outgrows it, you can upgrade to a forward-facing seat with a harness system.
Children aged four to eight
- Children between the ages of four and eight should sit in the forward facing seat.
8-12 years old
- Until the child is tall enough to properly wear an adult seat belt, he or she must remain in the child seat.
Fines
If you violate child seat safety laws in Illinois, you can be fined $75 for the first violation and $200 for subsequent violations.
Keep your child safe by following Illinois child seat safety laws and restraining your child as recommended.
