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Keeping South Carolina Kids Safe in Cars
Car accidents are the most common cause of injuries to children in the United States each year. Nearly 250,000 children are hurt yearly in automobile accidents. This means almost 700 kids are injured each day due to crashes on our roadways. Even worse, approximately 2,000 children die each year due to injuries sustained in car accidents.
Not wearing a seat belt or being improperly restrained is a contributing factor in more than fifty percent of all fatal car accidents involving a child.
In South Carolina, the child passenger restraint law is as follows:
- • Children under 1 year or 20 pounds must be restrained
in a rear-facing infant seat.
- • Children ages 1 year through 5 years and 20-39 pounds must be restrained in a forward-facing child safety seat;
- • Children ages 1 year through 5 years and 40-80 pounds must be restrained in a booster seat secured by lap-shoulder belt (lap belt alone is impermissible)
- • Children under 6 years of age that weight over 80 pounds are not required to be secured in a booster seat if they can sit with their backs against the car's seat and bend their legs over the edge of the seat without slouching;
- • Children under 6 years may not sit in the front passenger seat*
*This restrictions does not apply if the vehicle has no rear passenger seats or if all other rear passenger seats are occupied by children under 6 years.
Ironically, school, daycare and school buses are exempt from the child passenger restraint law in South Carolina.
To Read the South Carolina Law Regarding Children's Safety in Cars and Penalties, click here.
To read More about Child Safety, click here.
Shelly Leeke Law Firm serves all areas of South Carolina, particularly in the lowcountry, including Charleston County (Charleston, North Charleston, West Ashley, Mt. Pleasant, Awendaw, James Island, Ladson); Berkeley County (Goose Creek, Hanahan, Summerville, Moncks Corner, Daniel Island); Dorchester County, Colleton County, Georgetown County, Clarendon County, Beaufort County, Jasper County, McClellanville, Orangeburg County, Sumter County, Williamsburg County, Hampton County and Horry County. We have two convenient offices to serve you, and represent clients throughout the state of South Carolina. Call 1-888-690-0211 or 843-277-6061 for a complimentary case evaluation.
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Goose Creek, SC 29445
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Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
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Charleston, SC 29407
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North Area Office
103 Laurel Avenue
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Phone: (843) 277-6061
Fax: (843) 297-8497
Toll Free: 1-888-690-0211
Headquarters- Personal Injury & Auto Accident Law Firm
Mt. Pleasant Office
222 W. Coleman Blvd., Suite 124
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: (843) 277-6061
Fax: (843) 297-8497
Toll Free: 1-888-690-0211
By Appointment Only
Charleston Office
1643B Savannah Highway
Suite 160
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone: (843) 277-6061
Fax: (843) 297-8497
Toll Free: 1-888-690-0211
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Myrtle Beach Office
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
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Phone: 1-888-690-0211
Fax: 843-297-8497
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Columbia, SC
4500 Fort Jackson Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29209
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Phone: (803) 250-1030
Fax: 843-297-8497
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Greenville, SC
147 Commons Way
Greenville, SC 29611
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