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169.685.3a

Statute ID: 19682

Statute Function ID: 39492

Traffic Regulation - Child Passenger Restraint Definitions

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Statute Number:

169.685.3a

Enactment Date:

May 15, 2024

Effective Date:

Jul 1, 2024

Expiration Date:

Repealed?:

Summary Text:

Traffic Regulation - Child Passenger Restraint Definitions

Statute ID:

19682

Created:

Jun 11, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Updated:

Jun 11, 2024 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us

Last Update Action:

Added

Legal Analyst Comment:

New 2024 c104 art1 sect40; Definitions

Summary Text:

Traffic Regulation - Child Passenger Restraint Definitions

Link to MN Statute Text:

https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/169/685.html

Legislative Session:

2024 - Regular

Session Law Text?:

Statute text last updated on:

Jun 11, 2024

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(b) "Booster seat" means a child passenger restraint system that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and is designed to provide belt-positioning that elevates a child to be properly seated with a safety belt.

(c) "Child passenger restraint system" means a device that:

(1) meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards of the United States Department of Transportation and complies with any other applicable federal regulations;

(2) is designed to restrain, seat, or position children; and

(3) is appropriate to the age of the child being restrained.

Child passenger restraint system includes a booster seat.

(d) "Properly restrained" means restrained or secured according to the instructions of both the motor vehicle manufacturer and the child passenger restraint system manufacturer.

(e) "Secured with a safety belt" means restrained or secured by a seat belt that (1) meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, and (2) is properly adjusted and fastened, including both the shoulder and lap straps when equipped in the vehicle.