Come October 1st all children younger than 8-years old will have to use a harnessed car seat or booster seat.
The only exception is for those children who stand 4-feet 9 inches or taller.
In addition, children up to the age of 16 will have to be restrained by a seat belt, harnessed car seat or booster seat.
Under the old law children who weighed more than 65 pounds were exempt from using car seats.
