Arizona Car Seat Laws (2020): Current Laws & Safety Resources for Parents

According to section 28-907 of Arizona law:

As described in 28-907A, all children under 5 years old must be properly secured in a child restraint system, Arizona Law doesn’t specifically list infants. Since the law states that children must by properly secured, rear facing child restraint systems cannot be installed forward facing or installed in the front seat or in front of active air bags.

As described in 28-907A, all children under 5 years old must be properly secured in a child restraint system, Arizona Law doesn’t specifically list the requirements for rear facing seats, but the standard would be a child must be rear facing for at least 1 year and 20 pounds. However, it is recommended that children remain rear facing as long as they meet the seat manufacturers’ specifications.

As described in 28-907A, all children under 5 years old must be properly secured in a child restraint system, Arizona Law doesn’t specifically list the requirements for forward-facing child restraint systems other than they must be used properly, according to the seat manufacturers’ specifications. As described in rear-facing section children cannot be seated forward facing until they exceed the standards for rear-facing and meet the seat manufacturers’ specifications for forward-facing.

Children at least 5 years old and under the age of 8 years old and is under the height of 4’9” will be restrained in a child restraint system. (This would include a no back or high back booster)

Arizona State Law doesn’t specify when a child can legally sit in the front seat, as long as they are properly restrained, however, vehicle manufacturers’ place warnings in their vehicles stating that children under the age of 13 years old should not sit in the front seat. There are exceptions to this exclusion that are reviewed on a case by case basis, however, rear-facing seats can never be placed in front of an active air bag and if a forward-facing seat must be installed in the front seat, in must be installed as far away from the air bag deployment zone as possible.

Leaving a child in a car is not illegal in Arizona but as we all know that it can get very hot in Arizona. You can be charged with a class 6 felony for reckless behavior, and if your action results in an injury or death of the child, you can be charged with a class 4 felony.

Taxis are not exempt from the car seat law.

There is no specific law on car seat replacement after a car accident but it’s strongly recommended that you replace the seat after an accident. Car seats have a lifespan of 6 years. So, even if you are not in an accident, you are encouraged to replace the car seat after 6 years.