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IC 9-19-10-2 Each
front seat occupant of a passenger motor vehicle equipped with safety
belts must be properly fastened when the vehicle is in forward motion.
Children are required to ride properly restrained in a child restraint, which can include a belt positioning booster seat, until they reach their 8th birthday. (This does not include shoulder belt positioners.)
If at court proceedings, a driver who has received a violation under this code possesses or has acquired a child restraint system, the driver is not liable for any costs or monetary judgment if the person has no previous judgments of violation of this chapter against the person.
Fees collected from violations will be entered into a fund to purchase child restraints for low income families throughout Indiana.
Exemptions:
If all lap/shoulder
seat belts are being used by other children, then a child over 40
pounds may ride in a lap only seat belt without a child restraint.(Booster seats cannot be safely used with a lap only seat belt.)
This chapter (9-19-11-1) does not apply to a person who operates any of the following vehicles:
Children
at least 8 years old until their 16th birthday are required to ride
properly restrained in a child restraint system or seat belt in all
seating positions in all vehicles.
Law effective July 1, 2005
Children 16 and older (& adults) are required to ride properly restrained in a seat belt in the front seat in passenger vehicles.
