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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) No noncommercial motor vehicle operator shall transport a child who is six (6) years of age or younger in a motor vehicle manufactured with seat belts after January 1, 1966, unless the child is properly secured in a child safety restraint that meets the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply:
(a) If all of the motor vehicle's seat belts are in use, but in such an event any unrestrained child to which this section applies shall be placed in the rear seat of the motor vehicle, if it is so equipped; or
(b) When the child is removed from the car safety restraint and held by the attendant for the purpose of nursing the child or attending the child's other immediate physiological needs.
(3) The failure to use a child safety restraint shall not be considered under any circumstances as evidence of contributory negligence, nor shall such failure be admissible as evidence in any civil action with regard to negligence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Idaho Statutes Title 49. Motor Vehicles § 49-672. Passenger safety for children - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/id/title-49-motor-vehicles/id-st-sect-49-672/
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