Safety Seats

§  1229-c.  Operation  of vehicles with safety seats and safety belts.

• No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this state unless: (a) all back seat  passengers  of  such  vehicle  under  the  age  of  four  are restrained  in  a  specially designed seat which meets the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards set forth in 49 C.F.R.  571.213  and  which  is either  permanently  affixed  or  is affixed to such vehicle by a safety belt, or in the event that the weight of such passenger under the age of four exceeds forty pounds, such passenger may be restrained  (i)  in  an appropriate  child  restraint  system  as defined in subdivision four of this section used with combination lap safety and shoulder harness belts or (ii) by a lap safety belt in the event such vehicle is  not  equipped with  combination  lap  safety  and  shoulder  harness  belts or all the combination lap safety and shoulder harness  belts  are  being  used  to properly restrain other passengers who are under the age of sixteen; (b) all  back  seat passengers of such vehicle who are age four or older but under age seven (i) are restrained in  an  appropriate  child  restraint system  as  defined  in  subdivision  four  of  this  section  used with combination lap and shoulder harness belts or (ii) are restrained  in  a lap  safety  belt  in  the  event  such  vehicle  is  not  equipped with combination lap safety and shoulder harness belts or all the combination lap safety and  shoulder  harness  belts  are  being  used  to  properly restrain  other  passengers  who are under the age of sixteen; or (c) in the case of any other back seat passenger under the age of  sixteen,  he or she is restrained by a safety belt approved by the commissioner.

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