Rear-facing until age 2
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Until what age must a child ride in a rear-facing car seat in New York?
The rule
A child must ride facing the rear until age 2, or until reaching the car seat maker's highest rear-facing weight or height limit. Never place a rear-facing child seat in a front seat that has a passenger air bag (page 49).
A child rides rear-facing until age 2, or until reaching the seat maker's highest rear-facing weight or height limit. Never put a rear-facing seat in front of a passenger air bag.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 48. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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