COLORADO — Starting next year, children must be in a car seat or booster until age nine and at least 40 pounds.

This is higher than the age of eight in the previous version of the law. It comes down to how the seat belt fits the kids. For more information on the specifics of the new law that takes effect on January 1, 2025, visit CDOT website.

Children must be restrained with a seat belt until the age of 18, which was 16 in the last version of the law.

Gov. Jared Polis signed the bill into law in June 2024, updating the legislation to “reflect the latest research-based recommendations on car seat, booster seat and child seat belt use,” according to the Department of Transportation’s website of the state.

Children must be rear-facing in their car seats until they are two years old and weigh less than 40 pounds as part of Colorado’s revised law. Children must be in the back seat if there is one available.

If children are under 2 years old but over 40 pounds, they can be in the car facing forward. The law says that the child must be restrained in the back seat if available. Children can continue to be forward-facing after age 4 and 40 pounds if the child restraint system allows it.

Caregivers can be detained and face additional charges if the law is not followed and a child is injured through improper restraint.

The state offers car seat and booster installation videos on its website and offers more than 140 inspection stations in Colorado. Here is a list of inspection station locations.

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Two 14-year-olds have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) have arrested two 14-year-old boys they say are connected to several recent burglaries. The teenagers were taken into custody on Nov. 8 and are being held at the Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center.

Two arrests have been made in connection with the burglaries in Colorado Springs

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