When Can My Child go To a Forward Facing Car Seat in Oregon?

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According to Oregon State Law, children must ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2. It wasn’t always this way, Oregon’s children used to graduate to forward facing car seats up until May 26, 2017, when House Bill 3404 became law.

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References:

Oregon car seat laws.
HB3404 Signed into law: http://www.oregonherald.com/oregon/localnews.cfm?id=11036
House Bill 3404: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3404
Oregon State Law 815.055: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/815.055

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