| Alabama | <1 in rear-facing infant seat; 1-4 in forward-facing child safety seat; 5 (but not yet 6) in booster seat | 6-14 | $25 + points |
| Alaska | <1 in rear-facing infant seat; 1-4 in child safety seat; 4 - 7 in booster seat | >4; 8-16 | $50 + points |
| Arizona | <4; 5-7 | 5-7 | $50 |
| Arkansas | <5 | 6-14 | $100 |
| California | <8 in rear seat if available | 8-15 | $100 |
| Colorado | <1 in rear-facing infant seat in rear seat if available; 1 - 3 in child safety seat; 4-7 in booster seat | 8-15 | $82 |
| Connecticut | <1 in rear-facing restraint system; 1-6 in child restraint system; booster seats only w/ a lap and shoulder belt | 7-15 | $92 |
| Delaware | <7 | 8-15 | $25 |
| Florida | <5 | Not permissible | $60 + points |
| Georgia | <8 in rear seat if available | >57"; >40 lbs. in rear seat can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belt unavailable | $50 + points |
| Hawaii | <4 in child safety seat; 4-7 in booster seat or child restraint | 4-7; 4-7 in rear seat can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belt unavailable | $100 |
| Idaho | <7 | Not permissible | $79 |
| Illinois | <8 | 8-15 >40 lbs in rear seat if only lap belt available | $75 |
| Indiana | <7 | 8-15; >40 lbs can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belt unavailable | $25 + points |
| Iowa | <1 in a rear-facing child seat; 1-5 in child restraint | 6-17 | $195 |
| Kansas | <3 in child restraint; 4 - 7 in child restraint or booster seat | 8-13; 4-7 | $60 |
| Kentucky | <40" in child restraint; <7 in booster seat | >57" | $50 child restraint; $30 booster seat |
| Louisiana | <1 in rear-facing child safety seat; 1 - 3 in forward-facing child safety seat; 4 - 5 in booster seat | 6-12 | $100 |
| Maine | <40 lbs. in child safety seat; 40 - 80 lbs. and <8 yrs. in safety system that elevates child so that adult safety belt fits properly; <11 in rear seat if available | 8-17 | $50 |
| Maryland | <8 | 8-15 | $50 |
| Massachusetts | <7 | 8-12 | $25 |
| Michigan | <7; <4 in rear seat if available | 8-15 |
$10 for <4; $25 for 4-8 |
| Minnesota | >7 | >8 | $50 |
| Mississippi | <4 in child restraint; 4-6 in booster seat | <7 | $25 |
| Missouri | <4 in child safety seat; 4 - 7 in child safety seat or booster seat; >4 in booster seat or safety belt | 8-16; >4 | $50 |
| Montana | <6 | Not permissible | $100 |
| Nebraska | <5 | 6-17 | $25 + points |
| Nevada | <6 | Not permissible | $500 (min $100) |
| New Hampshire | <7 | 7-17 | $50 |
| New Jersey | <2 in rear-facing infant seat; <4 in child safety seat; <8 in child safety or booster seat; <8 in rear seat if available | Not permissible | $75 |
| New Mexico | <1 in rear-facing infant seat in rear seat if available; 1-4 in child safety seat; 5 - 6 in booster seat | 7-17 | $25 |
| New York | <3 unless >40 lbs. and no lap/shoulder belt available; 4-7 unless no lap/shoulder belt available |
8 - 15; 4 - 7 if no lap/shoulder belt available | $100 + points |
| North Carolina | <7 | 8-15 | $25 + $188 court costs + points |
| North Dakota | <6 | 7 - 17; <6 can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belts unavailable | $25 + 1 pt. |
| Ohio | <4 in child safety seat; 4-7 in booster seat | 8-14 | $75 |
| Oklahoma | <5 | 6-12 in rear seat can use lap belt if lap/shoulder belt unavailable | $50 |
| Oregon | Child seat required to 40lbs or max upper weight limit of seat; rear-facing <1; booster seat over 40lbs or <8 | 8-15 | $110 |
| Pennsylvania | <7 | Not permissible | $75 |
| Rhode Island | <7 in rear seat if available | <7; 8-17 | $85; $40 between 8-17 |
| South Carolina | <1 in rear-facing infant seat; 1-5 in forward-facing child safety seat; 1-5 in booster seat secured by lap/shoulder belt; <5 in rear seat if available. | 1-5 or <5 if child's knees bend over the seat edge when sitting straight with back firmly against seat back | $150 |
| South Dakota | <5 | 5-17 | $25 |
| Tennessee | <1 in rear-facing infant seat; 1-3 in forward-facing infant seat; 4-8 in booster seat; <8 in rear seat if available; rear seat recommended for 9-12 | 9-15 | $50 |
| Texas | <7 | Not permissible | $25 min. |
| Utah | <7 | 8-15 | $45 |
| Vermont | <1 in rear-facing infant seat in rear seat unless front unless front passenger airbag is deactivated; 1-7 | 8-17 | $25 |
| Virginia | <7; children in rear-facing devices must be in a rear seat if available - otherwise, in front only if front passenger airbag is de | 8-17 (4-7 with physician's exemption) | $50 |
| Washington | <8; <13 in rear seat if practical | 8-15; in position where only lap belt available | $124 to driver if passenger <16; to passenger if >16 |
| West Virginia | <7 | <7 | $20 |
| Wisconsin | <1 in rear-facing infant seat; 1-3 in forward-facing child safety seat; 4-7 in booster seat; <3 in rear seat if available | <8 | $173.50 if passenger <4; $150.10 if passenger 4-8 |
| Wyoming | <8 in rear seat if available | Not permissible | $50 |