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Nevada Car Seat & Booster Checker (2026)
Enter your child's age, height, and weight to see the minimum seat stage Nevada law requires and the first-offense fine ($100–$500 (first offense)). This is the legal minimum — not best safety practice.
Nevada car seat checker
4′9″ = 57 in. Enter only the boxes you have. Nevada uses required while under 6 AND under 57 in (4′9″); reaching either age 6 or 57 in exits.
Heads up: Nevada moved from a weight test (under 6 AND 60 lb or less) to a height test (under 6 AND under 57 in) by 2021 AB 118, and added the rear-facing-under-2 back-seat rule in 2019. Summaries citing "60 pounds" quote the older version.
- Child
- Not entered
- Minimum legal stage
- Enter age / height / weight
- Booster-exit rule
- required while under 6 AND under 57 in (4′9″); reaching either age 6 or 57 in exits
- First-offense fine
- $100–$500 (first offense)
Plain-language summary, not legal advice.
This shows the minimum legal requirement in Nevada, not best safety practice, which is usually stricter, and not legal or safety advice. Always follow your car seat's manufacturer instructions. For the full four-stage rules, front-seat rule, and citation, see the Nevada car seat law reference, cited to NRS §484B.157 (last reviewed 2026-07-11).
How Nevada car seat law works
Nevada’s child restraint law rewards reading it twice, because it changed on two fronts. A 2019 amendment added a codified rule that a child under 2 must ride rear-facing in the back seat, so orientation is real law here, not just best practice. Then 2021 AB 118 swapped the old 60-pound weight test for a height test: a child under 6 AND under 57 in (4′9″) needs an appropriate child restraint, and reaching either age 6 or 57 in ends the requirement. Any summary still quoting "60 pounds" is describing the repealed rule. The penalty is unusually structured. A first offense runs $100 to $500 or community service, but the court waives it if you finish a child restraint training program within 60 days.
This checker shows the Nevada minimum legal requirement — not best safety practice, which is usually stricter — and is not legal or safety advice. For the full four-stage rules, front-seat rule, and citation, see the Nevada car seat law reference.
Car seat checkers for other states
Same tool, each with its own booster-exit rule.