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Amend section 1, page 1, line 3, by deleting “9” and inserting “6”.
Amend section 1, page 1, line 4, by deleting “80” and inserting “60”.
Amend section 1, page 2, lines 18, 29 and 37, by deleting “court” and inserting:
“Department of Public Safety”.
Amend section 1, page 3, by deleting lines 9 through 14 and inserting:
“6. As used in this section, “child restraint system” means any device that is designed for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat or position children. The term includes, without limitation:
(a) Booster seats and belt-positioning seats that are designed to elevate or otherwise position a child so as to allow the child to be secured with a safety belt;
(b) Integrated child seats; and
(c) Safety belts that are designed specifically to be adjusted to accommodate children.”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 29, by deleting “9” and inserting “6”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 30, by deleting “80” and inserting “60”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, line 38, by deleting “9” and inserting “6”.
Amend sec. 2, page 3, by deleting line 40 and inserting:
“(b) Is less than 6 years of age but who weighs more than 60”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring that a child who is both less than 6 years of age and weighs 60 pounds or less be secured in a child restraint system when traveling in certain motor vehicles; requiring that such a system be properly installed within and attached to the motor vehicle; revising the provisions relating to the imposition of a fine or a requirement to perform community service for failing to secure a child in a child restraint system; requiring that each child who is not required to be secured in a child restraint system must be secured with a standard safety belt; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.