In an effort to help save the lives of children involved in motor vehicle crashes, Maryland put into effect Monday a revised law that calls for the proper restraint of children in booster seats. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- Some motorists were caught off-guard as area police began enforcing the new statewide booster seat law Tuesday. It requires children younger than 8 and shorter than 4 feet 9 inches to ...

There are other requirements where "or" is used instead. In that case, only one of the requirements must be met to comply with the law. Booster seat laws often follow this pattern: a child can legally ...

When my oldest son was 9, I took him to the pediatrician’s office for his annual wellness exam. I’m pretty sure he hadn’t been using a booster seat in the car for some time, because I remember my ...

Big changes are coming for drivers who transport children in their personal vehicles as rules governing the use of child safety seats, booster seats and restraints go into effect Thursday. A change in ...

Without a booster seat, an adult seat belt can actually cause injury to a 4- to 8-year-old child in a crash rather than preventing it — and those injuries can range from liver lacerations to a ...

A new California law aims to keep more short children in booster seats for longer, imposing fines if they can’t properly wear their seat belt. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a watered-down ...

Big changes are coming for drivers who transport children in their personal vehicles as rules governing the use of child safety seats, booster seats and restraints go into effect Thursday. A change in ...