SB 430

Amends GS 20-137.1, concerning the use of child restraint systems in vehicles, as follows. Defines child passenger restraint system as any device designed to restrain or position a child in a motor vehicle, including a booster seat. Under the current law, children younger than age eight and less than 80 pounds must be secured in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system, with specified provisions applicable when a vehicle has an active passenger side front air bag, and when no seating position equipped with a lap and shoulder belt to properly secure the child passenger restraint system is available.