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Section 7AA of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in the first paragraph by inserting at the end thereof the following:- The child passenger restraint shall comply with the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and shall be properly fastened and secured according to the manufacturer's instructions. All infants and toddlers under the age of 2 years or weighing less than 30 pounds shall be restrained in a rear-facing car seat. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the commonwealth that all children who have outgrown their rear-facing car seat by height and weight should use a forward-facing car seat with a harness up to the maximum height and weight allowed by the child restraint manufacturer.
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