The child must wear a seat belt. If under a certain size or age, the child must sit on top of a booster seat, which raises the child up.
No special law exists to children riding in the front seat. Texas requires all children under 8 years of age or under 4'9" to ride in child safety seats. Texas law requires front seat occupants drivers and passengers to be in seat belts.
There are no laws concerning children and front seats. There is a law about children and the use of child safety seats.
In Illinois, children under the age of 8 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint system, such as a booster seat or car seat. It is recommended that children under the age of 13 always ride in the back seat whenever possible for safety reasons.
In Texas, children under 8 years old must ride in a child safety seat or booster seat unless they are taller than 4 feet 9 inches. Children under 13 should generally ride in the back seat.
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In Tennessee, children under 12 years old are required to sit in the back seat of a vehicle when available. If the back seats are occupied by other passengers under 12, a child may sit in the front seat using appropriate restraint devices based on their age and size as outlined in the state's child passenger safety laws.
In Maine, children under 12 years old are required to ride in the back seat of a vehicle when it is practical to do so. Children can only ride in the front seat if all back seats are occupied by other passengers under 12 years old or if the vehicle does not have a back seat.
I found a really helpful PDF put out by the Utah Safety council. According to it, there is no law regarding children riding in the front seat of the car: http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/assets/pdf/utboosterlaw.pdf It is recommended that children under age 12 ride in the back seat, or to turn the airbags off if a child under 12 is in the front seat, but there is no law saying you have to.
Children under the age of 8 must be properly secured in an appropriate child restraint system in the back seat of the vehicle. It is recommended that all children under the age of 13 ride in the back seat for optimal safety.
you must spit on their head and shove it out the window
You may not ride in the front seat of a car till you are 13 or older and must be over 85 pounds but this does not apply to cars without a back seat.
The law states that children under the age of 8 must be secured in an approved child safety seat. 8 years and older just need to be secured with a seat belt. There is no specification as to front or rear row seating.