COLORADO SPRINGS — Car seat laws for kids in Colorado got an update starting the first week of 2025.
“It is important to know the law so that you not only transport them legally, but you transport them safely too,” said Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs, Prevention and Outreach Specialist, Amanda Abramczyk-Thill.
The new rules impact more than 600,000 Colorado kids and their families.
The changes extend the amount of time kids should spend in all types of car seats.
“The law tries to adapt to that science, to those outcomes, and to that evidence-based information that we get over time,” said Abramczyk-Thill.
The rule for a rear-facing car seat changes from the requirement of up to one year old and 20 pounds, and increases it to two years and 40 pounds.
From age two to four, kids can be in a forward-facing harness car seat.
The age requirement for a booster seat increases from age eight to nine.
Click here for more information from Children’s Hospital on the new rules and resources.
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