15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-3.14.2 - Restraint During Transport

All children shall be properly restrained whenever they are being transported in a motor vehicle.

1. Every person transporting a child under the age of four (4) in a passenger motor vehicle and operated on a public roadway, street or highway, shall provide for the protection of the child by properly using a child passenger restraint device or system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, i.e., child safety seat.

2. Every person transporting a child in a passenger motor vehicle operated on a public roadway, street or highway, shall provide for the protection of the child by using a belt positioned booster seat system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards if the child is at least four (4) years of age, but less than seven (7) years of age and measures less than four (4) feet nine (9) inches in height or weighs less than sixty-five pounds.

3. An individual seat restraint must be used for each child, regardless of age, height or weight and appropriate for the child's condition. The use of an individual seat restraint for two or more children is not allowed.

Notes

15 Miss. Code. R. 16-1-3.14.2

Mississippi Code Annotated § 43-13-117

Amended 5/19/2019