sometimes cause laws differ in each state so if you are travel across the country you should use one and also you should any way for the safety of your children
One cannot purchase a booster seat "law", but one can purchase a booster seat at various retailers. One can purchase a booster seat at Walmart and Target.
There are actually three states that do not have booster seat law, two of these states are Arizona and South Dakota, the third one is Florida, you can find more information online.
All states have enacted Child Passenger Safety Laws. Most of these require the child to be in the rear seat whenever possible. However, the specific details of the laws vary from state to state.
New laws require a rear-facing car seat for children until at least age 1 and at least 20 pounds. Then a forward-facing car seat until the child is at least 5 years old or weighs 40 pounds. A booster seat is then required until 6 years of age. To follow the law, in Alabama, a child can be no younger than 5 years old and use a booster seat.
The law is 6 years old AND over 60 pounds. IF the child does not fit both then he/she must still be in a car seat.
The updates to the Arkansas car seat law for 2023 require children under 2 years old to be in a rear-facing car seat, and children between 2 and 4 years old to be in a forward-facing car seat with a harness. Children between 4 and 8 years old must be in a booster seat until they reach the height of 4 feet 9 inches.
In 2015, California's car seat law required children under 8 years old or under 4 feet 9 inches tall to be secured in a car seat or booster seat.
Integrated child booster seats are available on some cars and buses. These usually include five-point harness seat belts. Children who are required by your state's law to use a car seat or booster seat should use the integrated seats when available.
The age in which a child can stop using a car seat or booster seat varies from state to state. In Michigan, the child safety seat law says that a child under the age of eight years old must be in a safety seat unless they are taller than 4' 9.
If i was in your posision then i would not put this 7 year old in the front of a car, however if there is no other way i think this would be allowed if he was using the correct booster seat for his age and height.
In 2015, the child car seat law in California required children under 8 years old or under 4 feet 9 inches tall to be secured in a car seat or booster seat in the back seat of a vehicle.
Mississippi law requires that every person transporting a child under the age of 4 has to provide a belt positioning booster seat system.