Car Seat Law Changes: Effective January 1, 2025
On June 4, 2024, Gov. Jared Polis signed a new bill that updates Colorado’s child restraint system law for the first time in 14 years. The updates reflect the latest research and recommendations on child passenger safety, ensuring that the laws keep pace with evolving best practices. These updates reflect the latest research-based recommendations on car seat, booster seat and seat belt use for children. The updates will ensure that laws keep pace with evolving best practices for car seat and booster seat use. Effective January 1,2025, parents and caregivers are responsible for properly restraining a child and will be ticketed if they fail to do so.
- All safety seats should be installed and fitted according to the manufacturer’s instructions and the vehicle owner's manual
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Caregivers can be pulled over if their child is not properly restrained
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Caregivers can face additional charges if the law is not followed and the child is injured
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING PAGES:
Colorado Bill - HB24-1055: Child Passenger Safety & Education
Colorado Child Passenger Safety Law Updates (Old Law vs. New Law Effective 1/1/25)
