Getting your player ready...
A Colorado law requiring children in cars to be in booster seats until age 8 is now in effect.
The law took effect Sunday. It raises the mandatory age for booster seats from 4 to 8. Previously the state only encouraged the use of booster seats for children between 4 years and 6 years.
Babies younger than 1 year old and less than 20 pounds must ride in a rear-facing car seat and only in the back seat of a vehicle. Once babies turn 1 and weigh at least 20 pounds, they can use a front-facing seat.
Drivers who break the booster-seat law could be fined $82. The Colorado State Patrol planned a one-year education period on the new requirements.
