Laws regarding child and booster seat usage vary by state or country, but generally, children are required to be secured in a car seat or booster seat until they reach a certain age, weight, or height. Typically, infants should be in a rear-facing car seat until at least 1 year old and 20 pounds, while toddlers may transition to a forward-facing seat. Booster seats are usually recommended for children who have outgrown their forward-facing car seats until they can properly fit in a seat belt, generally around 4 feet 9 inches tall and between 8 to 12 years of age. It's essential to check local laws for specific requirements and recommendations.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Mississippi law requires that every person transporting a child under the age of 4 has to provide a belt positioning booster seat system.
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.
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.
Contact the Department of Motor Vehicles or a local Florida Child Protective Agency. They will have all of the information on the laws for child safety restraints. I do not believe that Florida has a booster seat law however my child is 6 weighs 45lbs and she is in a booster seat. They are not only safer than a regular seat belt for children but they will raise them enough to be able to see out the windows and they are very comfortable.
In order for a child to no longer have to use a booster seat, they need to be between the ages of 4-9 & must also be 4 foot 9 inches by law.
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.
As of August 28, 2006 the law is as follows: new Missouri law,effective August 28,2006, says your child must be in a booster seat if they are ages 4 through 7 who weigh at least 40 pounds, unless they are 80 pounds or 4'9" tall. Missouri's Child Restraint Law (RSMo 307.182) • Children less than 4 years old or less than 40 pounds must be in an appropriate child safety seat. • Children ages 4 through 7 who weigh at least 40 pounds must be in an appropriate child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 80 pounds or 4'9" tall. • Children 8 and over or weighing at least 80 pounds or at least 4'9" tall are required to be secured by a safety belt or buckled into an appropriate booster seat. The fine for violating this law is $50 plus court costs. From: http://www.modot.mo.gov/Safety/newlaws.htm