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Feb 6, 2008 11:58 am US/Eastern

Car Seat Age Raised To 8 Under Md. Bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ― Maryland's children would have to be in car seats for two extra years under a bill proposed by a state senator.

Democratic Senator Jennie Forehand of Montgomery County has proposed raising to age eight the requirement that children in cars be in a child safety seat. Current law requires the seats only until age six.

Forehand says her bill is a safety measure that follows national recommendations about how old children need to be before riding in an automobile without a special seat.
 
Forehand says some of Maryland's neighboring states already require child seats until age eight.

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