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I Virginia's child restraint law pertaining to the transport of children under four years of age in certain motor vehicles goes into effect Jan. 1. 1983, and the Department of State Police has approved several types of restraints.
The law passed by the 1982 General Assembly provides [ that any parent or legal
| guardian who drives a | Virginia-registered motor | vehicle manufactured subsequent to Jan. 1, 1968 shall ensure that his or her ward under the age of four is provided with and properly secured in a child restraint device of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police.
However, children who are under four years of age but who weigh more than 40 pounds may be secured in the standard automobile seat belt.
Another exception provides that certain children may be exempt from the law’s provisions should a physician licensed to practice medicine in Virginia determine that the use of a child restraint system by a particular child would be impractical by reason of the child’s weight, physical unfitness, or other medical reasons. A driver transporting a child so exempted would need to carry a signed written statement of the physician identifying the child and explaining the circumstances. For those parents or legal guardians who cannot afford to purchase an approved child restraint device, the law provides that they may make application to the Department of Transportation Safety which will review the application. If that department finds that the applicant is unable to acquire a child restraint because of financial inability, it shall loan the applicant a device for as long as he or she has a need to transport children. Drivers violating Virginia’s
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