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Changes to Colorado Child Passenger Safety Laws
In June 2024, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB24-1055, a new bill that updates Colorado’s child passenger safety law. These updates reflect the latest research-based recommendations on car seats, booster seats, and seat belt use for children.
- Visit the Colorado Department of Transportation website to learn more about the changes to Colorado's child passenger safety law that begin January 1, 2025.
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Car seats
Three out of four parents mistakenly think their child's in the right car seat. CarSeatsColorado.com provides information about:
- Free car seat checks.
- Inspection stations.
- Safety recommendations.
- Colorado's child passenger safety law.
- Car seat fit recommendations (English and Spanish).
Data resources
- CDOT Motor Vehicle Problem Identification Reports (CDOT website).
- Motor vehicle fatality data (2012 data) by race and ethnicity(CDOT website).
- Injury in Colorado, 2012-2014 (PDF)
- Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System (Networking and Information for the Colorado Child Fatality Prevention System's Local and State Teams website)
National resources
- NHTSA Car Seats and Booster Seats Information (NHTSA website)
- The Center for Motor Vehicle Safety (CMVS) (CDC website).
- National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s Countermeasures That Work (NHTSA website 2020 PDF).
Colorado resources
- Colorado Department of Transportation’s Office of Transportation Safety (CDOT website) provides funding opportunities (CDOT website) each year for local communities to address motor vehicle safety issues.
- Car Seats Colorado website.
- The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Driver Education webpage includes:
- Driver Handbook (DMV website PDF).
- Driver Handbook in Spanish (DMV website PDF).
- Commercial Driver License Manual (DMV website PDF).
- Motorcycle Operator's Handbook (DMV website PDF).
- Parent's Supervised Driving Guide (DMV website PDF).
- Driver Handbook Practice Quiz (DMV Google form).
- Audiobook versions of the Colorado Driver Manual are available on: