Ohio Booster Seat Coalition

 Click here to view the NEW Ohio Law 

Car crashes are the leading cause of death for KIDS with MORE THAN 2,000 children 14 years and younger dying and nearly 300,000 injured each year.  Child booster seats are designed for children 4-8 years old and are a known lifesaver when properly used with lap shoulder belts.  However, over 60 percent of parents and caregivers still do not use booster seats. 

Ohio now has a booster seat provision in the law to address proper restraint for children that are too big for a child safety seat with a harness restraint system, but not quite big enough for the car's seat belt system to fit them the way it is intended for older children and adults.

Educational Resources about Booster Seat Usage and Ohio's New Law

• Law Change Notice from the Ohio Department of Health
• "A Parent's Guide to Buying and Using Booster Seats" - NHTSA Brochure
• Additional NHTSA Booster Seat Information

Current News

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING BOOSTER SEAT LAW IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

According to information received this week from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the effective enforcement date for the new booster seat law is October 7, 2009. Law enforcement will issue warnings only for the first six months. Full enforcement, with citations, will begin on April 7, 2010.

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Coalition Membership List

• Child Passenger Safety Fact Sheet

• Child Passenger Safety Occupant Fatalities

• Map of state booster seat laws

• Chart of state booster seat laws

• Interactive State Laws Map