The Village of Menomonee Falls Wisconsin

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W156 N8480 Pilgrim Rd.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Ph: (262) 532-8700
Fx: (262) 532-8769
TDD: (262) 532-1700
Emergencies: 9-1-1
Seat Belts and Safety Restraints
Seat Belts and Safety Restraints
  • Wisconsin Statute 347.48 explains the mandatory use of seat belts and the appropriate use of child safety seats.
  • Seat belts are the simplest and most effective tools we have to reduce highway fatalities and serious, life altering injuries.
  • Children ages four to eight must be restrained in a vehicle seat belt or car safety seat.
  • No one may transport a child unless the child is properly restrained, meaning it must be fastened in a manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the system, which permits the system to act as a body restraint.


Guidelines
Wisconsin law provides that all persons transporting children must have the children properly restrained to comply with the following criteria:

Rear-facing child safety seat in the back seat* is required when the child:

  • is less than 1 year old or
  • weighs less than 20 pounds

Forward -facing child safety seat in the back seat* is required when the child:

  • is at least 1 year old but less than 4 years old
  • weighs at least 20 pounds but less than 40 pounds

Booster seat is required when the child:
  • is at least 4 years old but less than 8 years old
  • weighs at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds
  • is not 57 inches (4 feet, 9 inches) or taller

Safety belt is required when the child:
  • is 8 years old or older or
  • weighs 80 or more pounds or
  • is 57 inches or taller

*Child safety seat must be in the back seat if the vehicle is equipped with a back seat. 

Village of Menomonee Falls • W156 N8480 Pilgrim Road • Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051-3140 • Ph: (262) 532-4200