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Child Safety Seats

Children in Illinois are protected under the Illinois Vehicle Code’s, Child Passenger Protection Act, 625 ILCS 25/4, which requires all children 8 years old and younger to be transported in a child restraint system.  The Des Plaines Police Department offers a free program where National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) certified technicians will install your child safety seat properly, ensuring the safety of your children.

Child safety seat installations are available at the police department every Wednesday from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm on a first come first serve basis.  If you cannot make it during this time frame, contact Officer Gitzinger or Officer Johnson of the Community Action Team for an appointment at 847-391-5410

Click here to visit the Buckle Up Illinois website for detailed information on child passenger safety, including infant-only child seats, forward-facing seats, and booster seats.

Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 95 ½, par. 1104)

Sec. 4. When any person is transporting a child in this State under the age of 8 years in a non‑commercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, or a recreational vehicle on the roadways, streets or highways of this State, such person shall be responsible for providing for the protection of such child by properly securing him or her in an appropriate child restraint system. The parent or legal guardian of a child under the age of 8 years shall provide a child restraint system to any person who transports his or her child. Any person who transports the child of another shall not be in violation of this Section unless a child restraint system was provided by the parent or legal guardian but not used to transport the child. For purposes of this Section and Section 4b, "child restraint system" means any device which meets the standards of the United States Department of Transportation designed to restrain, seat or position children, which also includes a booster seat. A child weighing more than 40 pounds may be transported in the back seat of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt if the back seat of the motor vehicle is not equipped with a combination lap and shoulder belt.
(Source: P.A. 93‑100, eff. 1‑1‑04.)

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