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Virginia Child Safety Seat Law
Virginia Code:
§46.2-1095
Child restraint devices required when transporting certain children;
safety belts for other children less than sixteen years old required;
penalty.
A. Any person who drives on the highways of Virginia any motor
vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1968, shall ensure that any child,
up to age eight, whom he transports therein is provided with and
properly secured in a child restraint device of a type which meets the
standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation.
Further, rear-facing child restraint devices shall be placed in the back
seat of a vehicle. In the event the vehicle does not have a back seat,
the child restraint device may be placed in the front passenger seat
only if the vehicle is either not equipped with a passenger side airbag
or the passenger side airbag has been deactivated.
B. Any person transporting any child less than sixteen years old,
except for those required pursuant to subsection A to be secured in a
child restraint device, shall ensure that such child is provided with
and properly secured by an appropriate safety belt system when driving
on the highways of Virginia in any motor vehicle manufactured after
January 1, 1968, equipped or required by the provisions of this title to
be equipped with a safety belt system, consisting of lap belts, shoulder
harnesses, combinations thereof or similar devices.
C. A violation of this section shall not constitute negligence, be
considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in
evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the
recovery of damages in a civil action.
D. A violation of this section may be charged on the uniform traffic
summons form.
E. Nothing in this section shall apply to taxicabs, school buses,
executive sedans, or limousines.
Virginia Code:
§46.2-1156.1
Transportation of persons less than sixteen years old in pickup truck
beds prohibited; exception.
No person under sixteen years of age shall be transported in the rear
cargo area of any pickup truck on the highways of Virginia. The
provisions of this section shall not apply to transportation of persons
in the bed of any pickup truck being operated (i) as part of an
organized parade authorized by the Department of Transportation or the
locality in which the parade is being conducted or (ii) on or across a
highway from one field or parcel of land to another field or parcel of
land in connection with farming operations.
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