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Utah's current child car seat law only requires children under eight to be in a car seat but doesn't specify what type. If passed, this bill would create a detailed, age-and-size-based progression of car seat requirements: children under two must ride in a rear-facing seat until they reach the manufacturer's size limits; children two and older (or those who've outgrown rear-facing limits) must use a forward-facing seat with a harness; children four and older (or those past forward-facing limits) must use a booster seat with a lap-and-shoulder belt; and children nine and older (or those past booster seat limits) may use a standard adult safety belt, provided it fits correctly across the hips and chest rather than the abdomen or neck. The bill would also require children younger than 13 to ride in the back seat whenever one is available, and would extend these specific restraint and belt rules to cover children under adult supervision in taxis and rideshare vehicles as well. Violations would remain an infraction carrying a maximum $45 fine, with no points added to a driver's record.