Child Safety Seat Inspections free to all

Mount Laurel Residents

  
     

   

 

The Mount Laurel Police Department Community Policing Bureau provides this service FREE to all Mount Laurel residents.

 

Please contact the Community Policing Bureau to get information or schedule a check of your installed child safety seat.

(856) 234-1414 Ext: 532

Here is some information about our program.

  • Dedicated State Certified Technicians are available to inspect your child safety seat.

  • We check for unsafe seats and recalls.

  • Before installing your child safety seat, please read your vehicle’s owner manual & child safety seat instructions.

FACTS

Motor vehicle crashes remain the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 14 and under.

 

More than 1,800 child occupants ages 14 and under die every year, and an estimated 280,000 children suffer injuries.

   As of December 1, 2001, New Jersey’s child passenger safety law requires:

  • Children up to the age 8 or 80 pounds must ride in a safety or booster seat in the rear seat. Booster seats are only recommended for use with lap-shoulder belts.

  • Children under age 8 who weigh more than 80 pounds must wear a seat belt anywhere in the vehicle.

  • Passengers from age 8 to 18 (regardless of weight) must wear a seat belt anywhere inside a vehicle.

Four Steps to Child Passenger Safety:

  • Infant seats, designed for children up to 1 year old and 20 pounds in weight. Infant seats are always positioned rear-facing.

  • Forward facing seats, designed for children between 20 and 40 pounds. Toddler seats are always positioned forward-facing.

  • Booster seats, designed for children over 40 pounds. Booster seats raise a child so the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt fits properly.

  • Seat belts-New Jersey law requires drivers and adult front seat passengers to wear their seat belts.

 

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