PLAINSBORO TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
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New Jersey Child Restraint Law Requirements

Children under 18 months of age must be restrained in a federally approved car seat when riding anywhere in the car.

Children between 18 months and five years of age must be in a car seat if they are riding in the front seat and must be secured by a safety belt if riding in the rear seat.

If the number of children under five years old exceeds the number of safety belts, children who are not restrained must ride in the rear seat.

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