Child Passenger Safety Seat Checks
The Palmer Police offer a child car seat check by Korie Holmes,
a nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Instructor.
To obtain a check, please call 745-4811 to make an appointment.
All car seats must meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard #213
(49 CFR 571.205)
CHILD PASSENGER
SAFETY INFORMATION
Alaska’s law on Child Passenger Safety (AS 28.05.095):
-
Children under 4 years old must be properly secured in
a federally approved child safety seat
(a sticker indicating FMVSS 213
compliance is on all approved seats sold).
- Infants under 1 yr and 20 lbs must ride
rear-facing.
- The recommended national standard is that infants
continue to ride rear-facing to the max height & weight range of the
child seat.
- Children over 4 years old must be secured in an
approved child safety seat, booster seat or safety belt, whichever is
appropriate for the particular child.
- The national standard recommended by the American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and accepted by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that children age 4-8 yrs old and
under 4’9” in height are properly restrained when seated on a
Belt Positioning Booster while using the vehicle lap & shoulder belt.
- The driver of a car is
responsible for every passenger under the age of 16.
Car seat checks are also available for free without
appointment the 1st Saturday of every month,
from 10-2pm at Alaska
Sales and Service off the Parks Hwy in Wasilla.
For more information on Child Passenger Safety in Alaska
including: recall information, training and education opportunities, and the
latest news,
visit the Alaska Child Passenger Safety Partnership website at
www.carseatsak.org
All car seats must meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #213
(49 CFR 571.205)
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY INFORMATION
Alaska’s law on Child Passenger Safety (AS 28.05.095):
-
Children under 4 years old must be properly secured in a federally approved child safety seat
(a sticker indicating FMVSS 213 compliance is on all approved seats sold).
- Infants under 1 yr and 20 lbs must ride rear-facing.
- The recommended national standard is that infants continue to ride rear-facing to the max height & weight range of the child seat.
- Children over 4 years old must be secured in an
approved child safety seat, booster seat or safety belt, whichever is
appropriate for the particular child.
- The national standard recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and accepted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that children age 4-8 yrs old and under 4’9” in height are properly restrained when seated on a Belt Positioning Booster while using the vehicle lap & shoulder belt.
- The driver of a car is responsible for every passenger under the age of 16.
Car seat checks are also available for free without appointment the 1st Saturday of every month,
from 10-2pm at Alaska Sales and Service off the Parks Hwy in Wasilla.
For more information on Child Passenger Safety in Alaska including: recall information, training and education opportunities, and the latest news,
visit the Alaska Child Passenger Safety Partnership website at www.carseatsak.org
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