In conjunction with National Child Passenger Safety Week, Pennsylvania State Police are continuing their effort to reduce the number of improperly installed child safety seats by offering free safety seat checks.
State police in Clarion will conduct checks at from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Clarion Hospital.
The checks will help locate defective seats, seats that are affected by recalls from the manufacturer and provide an opportunity to have questions answered.
Pennsylvania law requires the following when transporting children in a motor vehicle:
– Children from birth to age 2 are to be secured in an approved rear-facing child-passenger safety seat.
– Children from ages 2 to 4 are to be secured in an approved forward-facing child-passenger safety seat.
– Children ages 4 to 8 are to utilize an approved booster seat.
– Any person between the ages of 8 and 18, in any seating location in a vehicle, must be fastened in by a seat belt.