Safety Information

Georgia Child Safety Laws

• Child Safety Seat Law - All children under 8 years of age are required to ride in an appropriate child safety seat in the back seat.  (NHTSA and AAP also recommend that children remain in a booster seat until at least 4 feet-9 inches tall).  40-8-76.1 (b) (1)
• Primary Safety Belt Law -  All children from 8-18 years of age who ride in a car, van or truck must wear a safety belt.  Only one person per belt.  (NHTSA and AAP also recommend that children 13 and under ride in the back seat).  40-8-76.1 (e) (3)
• Bike Helmet Law - All children under 16 years of age must wear an approved bicycle helmet while riding on public roads, sidewalks and bike paths.  50-6-296 (e) (1) 
• Life Jacket Law - All children under 10 years of age on a moving vessel must wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved and appropriately sized personal flotation device.  The law does not apply when a child is within a fully enclosed roofed cabin or other fully enclosed roofed compartment or structure of the vessel.  (Floaties and toy rings are NOT approved flotation devices).  52-7-8 (d) (3)

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