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Do I need to keep a car seat handy?

No, passengers must provide their own car seats or booster seats for children. If the member does not have the appropriate device, let the member know that you can not transport them and call Driver Support

Child Seats and Booster Seats:

Important: Never transport a child without a car/booster seat, or with your own car seat,
regardless of what the adult may say. Members MUST provide their own car or booster seats.

You are required to ensure that current state laws regarding children in vehicles are followed. It is your responsibility to know and comply with State law regarding child seats, booster seats, seat belts, and/or requirements to have minors sit in the rear seat. (Current state laws can be found below.)

Passengers (or caregivers of passengers) are required to provide their own car or booster seat in order to be transported. More information about car seats can be found here.

Failing to follow State child safety seat rules can result in a fine that you will be responsible for paying and the termination of your contract to partner with Veyo.

 

Laws by State

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Arizona

In Arizona, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND height thresholds, including:

• Any child who is 4 years old or younger must be placed in an infant or convertible car seat that meets federal standards.
• Any child between ages 4 and 7 and/or under 4 feet 9 inches must ride in a booster seat.
• All children must ride in the rear seat of the vehicle.
• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

California

In California, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Children under 2 years of age shall ride in a rear-facing car seat until they weigh 40 pounds or more or are at least 40 inches tall. Children shall be secured in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of the car seat. 
• Children can move to a forward-facing car seat once they have outgrown the legal limits and manufacturer's specifications for the rear-facing car seat.
• A child is ready for a booster seat when they have outgrown the weight or height limit of their forward-facing harnesses. This usually occurs around 65 pounds. 
• Once children reach 8 years of age OR have reached 4’9” in height, they may graduate from the booster seat to a safety belt, however, children are safest in a booster seat until they are 4’9″. 
• All children must ride in the rear seat of the vehicle.
• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

Connecticut

In Connecticut, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Any child who is under 2 years old or weighs less than 30 pounds, regardless of age, must be placed in a rear-facing car seat. 
• Any child between ages 2 and 4 or weighing between 30 to 39 pounds, regardless of age, must remain in a forward-facing, five-point harness car seat.
• Children must ride in a booster seat until they are at least 8 years of age and 60 pounds.
• All children must ride in the rear seat of the vehicle.
• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

Michigan   

In Michigan, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Children younger than age 4 to ride in a car seat in the rear seat if the vehicle has a rear seat. If all available rear seats are occupied by children under 4, then a child under 4 may ride in a car seat in the front seat. A child in a rear-facing car seat may only ride in the front seat if the airbag is turned off.
• Children must be properly buckled in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4-feet-9-inches tall. Children must ride in a seat until they reach the age requirement or the height requirement, whichever comes first.
• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

Missouri  

In Missouri, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Child Safety Seats
  Children under the age of four must be secured in a child passenger restraint system bearing a label indicating the restraint meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards of the USDOT.

• Booster Seats

  Effective August 28, 2006, Missouri law will require children to be transported in a booster seat if they:

  • weigh at least forty pounds, regardless of their age, or

  • are at least four years of age but less than eight years; or

  • weigh at least forty pounds but less than eighty pounds; or

  • are less than 4 feet 9 inches tall.

If there is no combination lap and shoulder belt to accommodate a booster seat, then the child otherwise is required to ride in a booster seat may be transported in the back seat with only a lap belt.

When there are more children in the driver's immediate family than available seating positions, their children who are not able to be restrained using a child safety restraint device must sit in the back seat.

 

• Safety Belts

  Children at least 80 pounds or more than 4 feet 9 inches tall shall be secured in a safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child.

  Note: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that children under 12 years always ride in the back seat.

Ohio  

In Ohio, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Rear-Facing Car Seats:
  • Babies and young children are required by Ohio law to be in child safety seats until they are at least 4 years old and weigh more than 40 pounds.
  • For best protection, infants and toddlers should be in safety seats facing the back of the car until 2 years of age, or until reaching the maximum height or weight of their convertible car seat.
• Forward-Facing Car Seats:
  • Once a child has outgrown the weight or height limits of the rear-facing seat, he or she can switch to a seat that faces forward.
  • Infants must not face forward until they are at least 1 year old and weigh at least 20 pounds.
  • Children should remain in a harnessed car seat until reaching the weight or height limit of the seat. Most car seats have forward-facing weight limits of 40-65 pounds.
• Booster Seats
  • Once a child reaches 4 years of age and weighs at least 40 pounds, she can move to a booster seat.

  • A child is required by law to use the booster seat until she is 8 years old or 4’9” tall.

  • Both backless and high back booster seats are available. Check the manufacturer’s instructions to see which is best for your child.
• Lap and Shoulder Seat belts:

  • Most children are ready to use a lap and shoulder seat belt without a booster when they are about 4’9” tall.

  • Children are required by law to be secured in a child safety seat or seat belt until they are 15 years old.

  • For best protection, everyone in the car should be buckled up on every trip.

• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

Texas  

In Texas, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• All children younger than eight years old, unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches, be secured in a child safety seat whenever they ride in a vehicle. Older children who have outgrown a booster seat must be buckled with a seat belt.
• Birth to two years old: All infants and toddlers should ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are 2 years old, or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their safety seat's manufacturer.
• Over two years old: Any child two or older who has outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit for a car seat, should use a forward-facing car seat with a harness for as long as possible, up to the highest weight or height allowed by their car seat's manufacturer. This also applies to any child younger than two years who has outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of their seat.
• Ages four to eight years old: Children whose weight or height exceeds the limit for a forward-facing car seat should switch to a belt-positioning booster seat. These children should remain in a booster seat until the vehicle seat belt fits properly, typically when they reach 4 feet 9 inches in height and are between eight and 12 years of age.

Virginia  

In Virginia, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND weight thresholds, including:

• Children must ride in a rear-facing safety seat until the age of two or the child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward-facing safety seat as stated by the manufacturer of the safety seat.
• The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration also recommend using a rear-facing child safety seat until 2 years of age or longer if the seat has higher weight and height limits specified by the manufacturer, which can be as high as 40-50 pounds for newer seats.
• The adult should never place a rear-facing safety seat in the front seat of a vehicle with an active passenger airbag.
• When children outgrow their rear-facing safety seats, they should ride in a forward-facing child safety seats with a 5-point harness, in the back seat, until they reach the upper weight or height limit of their safety seat
• It is best to use a 5-point harness as long as the safety seat will allow.
• Once children outgrow their forward-facing safety seat, they should ride in booster seats, in the back seat, until they fit the vehicle seat belt. Children must be in a safety seat until age 8 as stated in Virginia law.
• Seat belts fit correctly when the lap belt lays across the upper thighs. The shoulder belt should fit across the chest (usually when they are 4’9″ tall).
• When children outgrow their booster seats, they can usually fit the adult seat belts. The seat belt fits properly when:

  • The child’s knees bend over the edge of the vehicle seat cushion and feet should rest flat on the floor.

  • The child is sitting with their back against the seat and not slouching.

  • The shoulder belt to rest across their chest midway between the shoulder and neck.

  • The lap belt fits low and snug across the hips, touching the upper thighs.

• All children age 7 years and younger be properly secured in a child safety seat or booster seat. There is no height or weight requirement.

• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, current law requires children must ride in a proper child safety seat, in the back seat, until they reach certain age AND height thresholds, including:

• Children must be in a car seat that meets federal standards until they reach age 4 and 40 pounds.
• Children must be in a booster seat until they reach age 8, more than 80 pounds in weight, or more than 4 ft. 9 in. tall.
• All children must ride in the rear seat of the vehicle.
• The adult is responsible for properly securing the car/booster seat in the vehicle and buckling in the child(ren).

 

School Pickups:

You may be picking up children at school. If you arrive for a school pick-up, please go to the main office of the school and follow that school’s procedure for checking that student out. 

Note: You should always have your Veyo badge with you for identification.

When transporting minor passengers, extra care needs to be given during pick-up and drop-off. Please make sure that the facility is open and that there is a responsible adult at the facility to accept the passenger. If the facility is closed or there is no one at the drop-off location, you cannot leave the child unattended.

Please call Driver Support to determine the best course of action.

 

Contact Driver Support: 

• Arizona / California: 855-722-0228
• Connecticut/Wisconsin: 877-771-5972
• Michigan/Virginia/Texas: 877-986-7416
• Missouri/Ohio: 636-695-5539