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!�Itls The Law: <br />Hawaii's Child Passenger Safety Law requires children under <br />the age of four to ride in a child safety seat and children ages <br />four through seven to ride in a child safety seat or booster seat <br />when traveling in a motor vehicle. <br />Birth through 12 months <br />Children should ride in a rear-facing car seat, either an <br />infant-only seat or a convertible seat. Convertible seats tend <br />to have higher weight and height limits for the rear-facing <br />position and national studies show that it's safer for children <br />to remain in the rear-facing position until two years of age. <br />1 through 3 years of age <br />A child should remain in the rear-facing position until <br />he reaches the top height or weight limit by your car seat's <br />manufacturer. Once your child outgrows his seat, he is ready <br />to travel in a forward-facing seat with a harness. <br />4, through 7 years of age <br />Keep your child in a forward- facing car seat with a harness <br />until he reaches the top height or weight limit allowed by <br />your car seat's manufacturer. Once he outgrows this seat, he <br />is ready for a booster seat in the back seat of the car. <br />If you see a child who is not secured in a car seat <br />or by a seat belt, call the Hawaii Police Department <br />9611-2226 <br />7:45 4:30 p.m. <br />Be prepared to provide details • the vehicle the <br />child is riding in, (color, license plate number) <br />and description of the situation. <br />Keep our community safe. <br />108 Railroad Ave. • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Ph: (808) 961-8341 Fax: (808) 961-8591 <br />Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br />q <br />GQ a'tlollgerc Big wid faflillk"', <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal <br />Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />