PARTMENT Georgia Child Passenger Safety Law (40-8-76) 
 
DE TH 
 
OF PU 
 
BLIC HEAL 
Less than 20 lbs 
 
Under 1 yr 
Rear-facing car seat 
 
1-3 yrs 
Rear-facing car seat 
 
4-7 yrs 
 
8-18 yrs 
 
21-40 lbs 
 
Rear-facing car seat 
 
Rear or Forward-facing car seat r 
 
Over 40 lbs Under 4' 9" 
 
Forward-facing or Booster seat plus lap and shoulder belt 
 
Booster seat plus lap and shoulder belt or seat belt 
 
Over 4' 9" 
 
Seat belt 
 
See description of restraint type on other side. 
 
Car Seat Recommendations 
 Choose a car seat based on your child's size (height & weight).  Read your car seat instructions for use and installation information.  Read the vehicle owner's manual on how to install the car seat 
using the seat belt or LATCH system.  Keep your child in the car seat as long as the child fits within the 
height or weight limits.  Keep your child in the back seat until age 13. 
For questions or more information email injury@dhr.state.ga.us or call (404) 679-0500. 
September 2011 
 
 A REAR-FACING CAR SEAT is the best seat for your young child to use. It has a harness and in a crash, cradles and moves with your child to reduce the stress to the child's fragile neck and spinal cord. 
 
A FORWARDFACING CAR SEAT has a harness and tether that limits your child's forward movement during a crash. 
 
A BOOSTER SEAT positions the seat belt so that it fits properly over the stronger parts of your child's body. 
 
DESCRIPTION 
OF RESTRAINT TYPES 
 
A SEAT BELT should lie across the upper thighs and be snug across the shoulder and chest to restrain the child safely in a crash. It should not rest on the stomach area or across the neck. 
 
Birth - 12 months *Age 1 - 3 years 
 
Age 4 - 7 years 
 
Age 8 - 12 years 
 
Child under age 1 should always ride in a rear-facing car seat, in the back seat. 
 
Rear-facing in back Forward-facing car Booster seat until seat 
 
seat, as long as 
 
seat used within the belt fits properly with 
 
possible, within the height or weight limit lap belt snug across 
 
height or weight allowed by the car seat the upper thighs, 
 
limit allowed by car manufacturer. Then a not the stomach and 
 
seat manufacturer. booster seat using lap shoulder belt snug 
 
Then forward- 
 
and shoulder seat belt across the chest, not 
 
facing car seat in in the back seat. 
 
across the neck or 
 
back seat. 
 
face. Keep children 
 
*American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends a 
 
in the back seat until 
 
rear-facing car seat until 2 years of age or until they reach the age 13. 
highest height or weight allowed by the car seat manufacturer.