2007-03-22 07:04:43 · 4 answers · asked by imjustasteph 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
South Carolina state law requires that babies ride rear-facing in a federally approved car seat until they are at least one year old and weigh at least 20 pounds. Children ages 1 to 5 who weigh 20 to 40 pounds must ride in a car seat. South Carolina law further requires that children under age 6 who weigh 40 to 80 pounds must use a booster seat, and children under age 6 may not ride in the front vehicle seat, unless all rear seating positions are being used by other children, or the vehicle does not have rear seating.
2007-03-22 07:13:02 · answer #1 · answered by sweet_purpleiris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you should go with the guidelines of the car seat in correspondence with the laws, normally if a child weighs enough to meet the car seats standard for front facing then you should be all set, just going by age is not the best thing to do. And I believe the age is 8 months.
2007-03-22 14:09:19 · answer #2 · answered by rachelle105210 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months of age but it is now being argued in court that all children should remain in a rear facing carrier until the age of 1 year
2007-03-22 14:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think legally its six months, but if your child is smaller then most, or the seat thing says longer, then you may need to wait
2007-03-22 14:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋