Clarification - Oregon's new child passenger law

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 09/20/2017 01:27 PM PDT

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Sept. 20, 2017

Please note this correction to last week's news release about the new child passenger law in Oregon (went into effect May 27, 2017). The body of the news release was correct but at the bottom of that release, I had old information. Apologies! Here's the correct information:

Oregon law requires children less than forty pounds be restrained in a child safety system. Children under age two must use a child seat with harness in a rear-facing position, unless the child turned one year of age prior to May 26, 2017. A child over forty pounds must be restrained in either a child seat or a booster seat appropriate for their size until they reach age eight or 4’ 9” tall AND the adult belt system fits them correctly.

Questions? Please call! Thanks -

Shelley M. Snow, Communications, shelley.m.snow@odot.state.or.us

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