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Four To Eight Year Olds Must Be Restrained In The Vehicle Seat Belt Or A Car Safety Seat That's The Law

Wisconsin law provides that all persons transporting children under the age of four in motor vehicles must have them properly restrained in a child car safety seat. Four to eight year olds must be restrained in the vehicle seat belt or a car safety seat.

No one may transport that child unless the child is properly restrained.

The penalty for a violation involving a child under four years of age is a forfeiture of not less than $30 nor more than $75. If the violator provides proof that the vehicle was not equipped with a child safety seat at the time of the violation and that a child safety seat was subsequently acquired and installed in the vehicle within 30 days of the violation, there will be no forfeiture.

In the case of a violation involving a child four years of age up to eight years of age, the penalty is a forfeiture of not less than $10 nor more than $25 for the first offense. This forfeiture cannot be forgiven through proof of installation of a child safety seat. For a second offense within three years the penalty is a forfeiture of not less than $25 nor more than $200.
 
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