Child seat safety laws in Utah
Utah, like all other states, has laws to protect young passengers from death or injury. The laws in each state are based on common sense, but may differ slightly from state to state. Anyone driving with children in Utah has a responsibility to understand and comply with child seat laws.
Summary of Utah Child Seat Safety Laws
In Utah, laws regarding child seat safety can be summarized as follows:
Any child under the age of eight must ride in the back seat and must be in an approved child seat or car seat.
Children under 8 who are at least 57 inches tall do not need to use a car seat or booster seat. They can use the vehicle's seat belt system.
Do not install a rear facing child seat where it may come into contact with the deployed airbag.
It is the driver's responsibility to ensure that a child under the age of 16 is properly restrained using a child seat or a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Motorcycles and mopeds, school buses, licensed ambulances, and pre-1966 vehicles are exempt from child restraint requirements.
You need to make sure your car seat has been crash tested. If not, then it's not legal. Look for a label on the seat that says it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Fines
If you violate Utah's child seat safety laws, you can be fined $45.
In Utah, about 500 children under the age of 5 are injured in car accidents every year. Up to 10 killed. Make sure your child is secure.
