California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 53


Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia

December 1, 2014


An act to amend Section 27360 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 53, as introduced, Cristina Garcia. Vehicles: child safety seats.

Existing law requires a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child under 8 years of age in an appropriate passenger restraint system while the child is riding in a motor vehicle.

This bill would require a parent, legal guardian, or the driver of a motor vehicle to properly secure a child under 2 years of age in an appropriate rear facing child safety seat while the child is riding in a motor vehicle.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 27360 of the Vehicle Code is amended
2to read:

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27360.  

(a) Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal
4guardian, or driver shall not transport on a highway in a motor
5vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section
627315, a childbegin delete or wardend delete who is under eight years of age, without
7properly securing that child in a rear seat in an appropriate child
P2    1passenger restraint system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle
2safety standards.

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3(b) Except as provided in Section 27363, a parent, legal
4guardian, or driver shall not transport on a highway in a motor
5vehicle, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section
627315, a child who is under two years of age, without properly
7securing that child in a rear facing child safety seat meeting
8applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.

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9(b)

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10begin insert(c)end insert Subdivision (a)begin insert or (b)end insert does not apply to a driver if the parent
11or legal guardian of the child isbegin delete also presentend deletebegin insert a passengerend insert in the
12motor vehiclebegin delete and is not the driverend delete.



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