Motor vehicle safety; requiring certain restraints for child passengers. Effective date.

This Oklahoma bill requires drivers to use appropriate child passenger restraints for children under eight years old or shorter than 4 feet 9 inches when traveling in vehicles on state roads. Specifically, children under four must ride in rear-facing seats until age two or until they reach the seat’s weight/height limit, while children aged four to eight who are under 4'9" must use a car seat or booster. Violations carry fines of $50 for improper child restraint use or $20 for seat belt noncompliance, with first-time offenders potentially avoiding fines by purchasing a restraint. Revenue from fines funds state highway safety programs promoting proper child passenger safety.