{"id":8841,"date":"2015-01-01T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8841"},"modified":"2015-01-01T18:18:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T23:18:21","slug":"new-florida-child-restraint-changes-in-effect-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=8841","title":{"rendered":"New Florida Child Restraint Changes in Effect Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Changes to Florida’s Child Restraint requirements go into effect today.\u00a0 Children under five years of age must now be transported in a federally approved separate carrier child seat, vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat, or belt-positioning booster seats while riding in a motor vehicle upon the roadways, streets, or highways of the State.\u00a0 Previously four and five year olds could be restrained with just a seat belt.<\/p>\n

Section One of Florida State Statute 316.613 now reads:<\/p>\n

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(1)(a)\u2003<\/span>Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in this section, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 5 years of age or younger, provide for protection of the child by properly using a crash-tested, federally approved child restraint device.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u2003<\/span>For children aged through 3 years, such restraint device must be a separate carrier or a vehicle manufacturer\u2019s integrated child seat.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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2.\u2003<\/span>For children aged 4 through 5 years, a separate carrier, an integrated child seat, or a child booster seat may be used. However, the requirement to use a child restraint device under this subparagraph does not apply when a safety belt is used as required in s. 316.614<\/a>(4)(a) and the child:<\/span><\/p>\n

a.\u2003<\/span>Is being transported gratuitously by an operator who is not a member of the child\u2019s immediate family;<\/span><\/p>\n

b.\u2003<\/span>Is being transported in a medical emergency situation involving the child; or<\/span><\/div>\n
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c.\u2003<\/span>Has a medical condition that necessitates an exception as evidenced by appropriate documentation from a health care professional.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Violations of this section are still moving violations with an assessment of three points to the violator’s driver license.\u00a0 Points can be waived by attending a court-approved child restraint safety course.\u00a0 Link to the entire statute here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Changes to Florida’s Child Restraint requirements go into effect today.\u00a0 Children under five years of age must now be transported in a federally approved separate carrier child seat, vehicle manufacturer’s integrated child seat, or belt-positioning booster seats while riding in a motor vehicle upon the roadways, streets, or highways of the State.\u00a0 Previously four and five year olds could be restrained with just a seat belt. Section One of Florida State Statute 316.613 now reads: (1)(a)\u2003Every operator of a motor vehicle as defined in this section, while transporting a child in a motor vehicle operated on the roadways, streets, or highways of this state, shall, if the child is 5 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal","category-street"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t