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.
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: