00                             SENATE BILL NO. 72                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to use of child safety seats and seat belts."                                                          
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 28.05.095(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (b)  Except as provided in (c) of this section, a driver may not transport a child                           
05       under the age of 16 in a motor vehicle unless the driver has provided the required                                
06       safety device and properly secured each child as described in this subsection. A [IF                          
07       THE] child                                                                                                        
08                 (1)  less than one year of age or a child one year of age or older who                              
09       weighs less than 20 pounds shall be properly secured in a rear-facing child safety                            
10       seat that meets or exceeds [IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF AGE, THE CHILD                                         
11       SHALL BE PROPERLY SECURED IN A CHILD SAFETY DEVICE MEETING                                                        
12       THE] standards of the United States Department of Transportation and is used in                               
13       accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;                                                              
14                 (2)  one or more years of age but less than five years of age who                                   
15       weighs over 20 pounds shall be properly secured in a child restraint device that                              
01       meets or exceeds the standards of the United States Department of                                             
02       Transportation and is used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;                                
03                 (3)  over four years of age but less than eight years of age who is                                 
04       less than 57 inches in height and weighs 20 or more pounds but less than 80                                   
05       pounds shall be properly secured in a booster seat that is secured by a seat belt                             
06       system or by another child passenger restraint system that meets or exceeds the                               
07       standards of the United States Department of Transportation and is used in                                    
08       accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;                                                              
09                 (4)  over four years of age who exceeds the height and weight                                       
10       requirements in (3) of this subsection shall be properly secured in a seat belt;                              
11                 (5)  eight years of age [FOR A CHILD SAFETY DEVICE FOR                                              
12       INFANTS. IF THE CHILD IS FOUR] but not yet 16 years of age who does not                                       
13       exceed the height and weight requirements in (3) of this subsection [, THE                                    
14       CHILD] shall be properly secured in a child safety device approved for a child of that                            
15       [AGE AND] size by the United States Department of Transportation or in a safety                                   
16       belt, whichever is appropriate for the particular child.