NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee

	Know the law.  New York State law requires all motor vehicle passengers riding in the front seat, regardless of age, to use appropriate restraints.  Passengers under age 4 must ride in federally-certified child safety seats.  All children under age 16 must use approved seats or seat belts.
	Drivers convicted of violations involving passengers under age 16 face fines of up to $100 and three driver violation points on his/her record.
	Use only federally-certified child safety seats that is compatible with your vehicle and appropriate to your child's age, size, and weight.
	Follow the installation instructions that come with the child safety seat AND those that come with the vehicle's owner manual. Remember that your child's safety depends up on you.
	Properly securing a child into the child safety seat AND properly securing the child safety seat with the vehicle's seat belts are equally critical.
	Children are safest when properly restrained in the back seat.
	NEVER place a rear-facing child safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle equipped with passenger airbags.
	NEVER put shoulder belts under a child's arms or behind his or her back.
	NEVER use a child safety seat that has been involved in a crash.
	Use a booster seat for a child who has outgrown a convertible child safety seat.
The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee (GTSC) maintains a registry of certified child passenger safety technicians, instructors and seat belt check events New York State.

For more information, contact:

Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
6 Empire State Plaza, Room 414
Albany, New York  12228
(518) 473-7708
http://www.safeny.com

George E. Pataki, Governor Raymond P. Martinez, Chair and Commissioner

 

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