2005 Minnesota Statutes

     245A.18 Child passenger restraint systems. 

    Subdivision 1.    Seat belt use.  A license holder must 
 comply with all seat belt and child passenger restraint system 
 requirements under section 169.685. 

    Subd. 2.    Child passenger restraint systems; training 
 requirement.  (a) Family and group family child care, child 
 care centers, child foster care, and other programs licensed by 
 the Department of Human Services that serve a child or children 
 under nine years of age must document training that fulfills the 
 requirements in this subdivision.  

    (b) Before a license holder, staff person, caregiver, or 
 helper transports a child or children under age nine in a motor 
 vehicle, the person transporting the child must satisfactorily 
 complete training on the proper use and installation of child 
 restraint systems in motor vehicles.  Training completed under 
 this section may be used to meet initial or ongoing training 
 under the following: 

    (1) Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subparts 1 and 2; 

    (2) Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, subparts 2 and 3; and 

    (3) Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subparts 1 and 4. 

    (c) Training required under this section must be at least 
 one hour in length, completed at orientation or initial 
 training, and repeated at least once every five years.  At a 
 minimum, the training must address the proper use of child 
 restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and age, 
 and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the 
 motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child 
 or children. 

    (d) Training under paragraph (c) must be provided by 
 individuals who are certified and approved by the Department of 
 Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety.  License holders may 
 obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the 
 Department of Public Safety Web site or by contacting the agency.

    HIST: 1990 c 568 art 2 s 54; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 31; 1Sp2005 c 4 
 art 1 s 22