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California’s new law keeps kids in booster seats until age 16 starting 2027
https://www.dennislawgroup.com/ ^ | 9/27/2026 | Steven Wilson

Posted on 09/27/2026 2:05:25 PM PDT by fremont_steve

Under Assembly Bill 435, California is revising its regulations for child passenger safety. Currently, most children transition out of booster seats by age 8. But starting in 2027, kids aged 8 to 16 must. If they do not meet all five criteria, they’ll need to stay in a car seat that offers better protection, and families who don’t comply could face fines of up to $490.

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TOPICS: Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; democratincompetence; highspeedrail; nannystate; newsom

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1 posted on 09/27/2026 2:05:25 PM PDT by fremont_steve
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To: fremont_steve

Well, That’s Fantastic [WTF].


2 posted on 09/27/2026 2:07:02 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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3 posted on 09/27/2026 2:07:48 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: fremont_steve

A girl I know is 28 and stands about 4’6”


4 posted on 09/27/2026 2:10:25 PM PDT by TStro (Come and take it!)
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To: fremont_steve

I’m old enough to remember dad’s arm holding me back from kissing the dashboard of his 49 Buick ragtop, but picturing putting a 15 year-old in a car seat to drop him or her off to high school...


5 posted on 09/27/2026 2:11:44 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: fremont_steve

What Is the 5-Step Seat Belt Fit Test?
Here’s how the test works. A child must:

1 Sit with their back flat against the seat.
2 Bend their knees naturally at the seat’s edge.
3 Have the lap belt rest low across their hips, not the stomach.
4 Have the shoulder belt lie across the chest and shoulder, not the neck or face.
5 Be able to stay seated properly for the entire ride without slouching or moving out of position.

If a child fails to meet even one of these requirements, using a regular seat belt becomes unsafe.

Pass a 5-Step Seat Belt Fit Test before they can ride without a car seat or booster.

I’ve been driving for over 40 years and still can’t pass #5.


6 posted on 09/27/2026 2:11:50 PM PDT by Farmerbob
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To: fremont_steve

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!! California is run by MORONS!!


7 posted on 09/27/2026 2:11:59 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: fremont_steve

Will booster seats be required when riding on their high speed rail service?


8 posted on 09/27/2026 2:13:08 PM PDT by Freedumb
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To: Freedumb

Most likely.


9 posted on 09/27/2026 2:15:14 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: fremont_steve

Michael Brown was 6’ 4” tall and 220lb teenager.


10 posted on 09/27/2026 2:15:40 PM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT! ABM = anything but muslim )
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To: hanamizu

16 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL BE JUST THRILLED-———

ALSO WRESTLERS


11 posted on 09/27/2026 2:15:41 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: fremont_steve

Just when you think Commiefornia couldn’t get any stupider, they go off and pull this little doozy.


12 posted on 09/27/2026 2:15:49 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Farmerbob

“I’ve been driving for over 40 years and still can’t pass #5.”
Good one.:)


13 posted on 09/27/2026 2:16:22 PM PDT by RWGinger
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To: fremont_steve

ROFL... so at 15 you still have to be in a booster seat while learning to drive with your learner’s permit.


14 posted on 09/27/2026 2:16:34 PM PDT by Ingtar
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To: Track9

And that didn’t stop his fate.


15 posted on 09/27/2026 2:17:21 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: fremont_steve

California is being run by gangsters who stiff the taxpayers and pad their pockets. It’s all islamocommies (formerly known as as demoncrats) do!
Oregon is getting just as bad.
Soon people living blue states will have to pay 25$ every time they flush the toilet and they will also have to pay 300$ to have a flush meter installed.


16 posted on 09/27/2026 2:18:06 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: kiryandil

Maybe the uber driver will need a booster seat.


17 posted on 09/27/2026 2:18:53 PM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT! ABM = anything but muslim )
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To: fremont_steve

Is still OK to smuggle in child illegals in the back of trucks?


18 posted on 09/27/2026 2:25:55 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen (Beat your plowshares into swords. Let the weak say I am strong)
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To: fremont_steve

So....kids who pass their drivers ed and get their license have to use a safety seat?

This has to be Babylon Bee.

No idiot thinks a 16 year old boy, like mine who topped 6’ at 16, needs a safety seat.

Absurd.


19 posted on 09/27/2026 2:28:08 PM PDT by OpusatFR
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Hey, if it’s good enough for Seattle mayor Katie Wilson, it’s good enough for California student drivers.


20 posted on 09/27/2026 2:29:08 PM PDT by kiryandil (I give up with this crew of trolls)
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