{"id":1899,"date":"2023-11-11T11:18:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T11:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carseaton.com\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2023-12-10T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:45:40","slug":"arkansas-car-seat-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carseaton.com\/arkansas-car-seat-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Car Seat Laws (2023) – Booster and Front Seat Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Want to know the new Arkansas car seat laws in 2022? You’re here in the right place.<\/p>
According to the Arkansas State Law<\/strong>, a child under six years old<\/strong> and less than sixty pounds<\/strong> should be secured in a child passenger restraint system<\/strong> that meets applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.<\/p> Older children at least 6 years of age<\/strong> or weighing 60 pounds<\/strong> or more can use a seat belt<\/strong> until they are 15 years old.<\/p> The AR car seat laws were amended and effective in 2013.\u00a0<\/p> That’s a brief introduction to Arkansas child seat laws<\/strong>. Here in this guide for Arkansas car seat laws, we try to provide as many details as possible to explain the Arkansas child safety seat laws on booster seat age and height requirements<\/a>, rear-facing and forward-facing rules, and when a child can sit in the front seat in Arkansas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tThe Arkansas Legislature Law Section No. 224, \u00a7 1. 27-34-104 (a) reads: \n\"Every driver who transports a child under fifteen (15) years of age in a [...] shall provide [...] the protection of the child by properly placing, maintaining, and securing the child in a child passenger restraint system properly secured to the vehicle and meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on January 1, 1995.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The AR child seat laws go into three car seat stages – rear-facing, forward-facing, and booster. So we also talk about car seat laws in these three categories.<\/p> Can’t wait to know the Arkansas booster seat laws? Just click the booster field below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tArkansas Rear-facing Car Seat Laws\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tArkansas Forward facing Car Seat Rules\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tArkansas Booster Seat Laws\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen can child sit in front seat Arkansas\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tBest car seat to meet Arkansas laws\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeat Laws across the United States\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Arkansas law does not mention the guidelines of age or height and weight on riding a child in a rear-facing position, but it provides us with the baseline safety rule in section 27-34-104 (b):\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\u201cA child who is less than six (6) years of age and who weighs less than sixty pounds (60 lbs) shall be restrained in a child passenger safety seat properly secured to the vehicle.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This rule applies to travel with a child not only rear-facing but also front-facing, even though the third stage of booster<\/a>.<\/p> For the states that do not give regulations on rear-facing car seats, we DO recommend parents to follow the NHTSA guidelines<\/a> – keep an infant and toddler in a rear-facing car seat until they’re 2 years old.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Rear-Facing: 1 year old<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Rear-Facing: 2 years old<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t RF: 4-50 lbs\/ 49″<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t $234.99<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t RF: 4-35 lbs\/ 32″<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t $159.99<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t RF: 4-35 lbs\/ 32″<\/strong><\/p> Best for Travel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t $550<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tOverview of Car Seat Laws Arkansas<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Arkansas Car Seat Laws Rear-Facing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Safest Practice<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Graco Extend2Fit<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Graco SnugRide SnugLock<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Doona Infant Car Seat Stroller<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t