Child restraint law — Delaware Permit Test

Child restraint law on the Delaware permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Delaware law requires children under age 2 and 30 pounds to ride in a rear-facing car seat.

A baby facing forward in a crash has its heavy head thrown forward on a neck too weak to stop it.

Children under age 2 AND 30 pounds to ride in a rear-facing car seat.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.109

Delaware law requires children under age 4 and 40 pounds to ride in a harnessed car seat.

An adult belt on a toddler rides up across the neck and belly instead of the hips and chest.

Children under age 4 AND 40 pounds to ride in a harnessed car seat.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.109

Delaware requires a child in a belt-positioning booster seat to stay in it until reaching the height or weight maximum the booster maker lists.

A child moved out of the booster too soon gets the lap belt across the stomach instead of the hips.

Children in belt positioning booster seats to remain in their belt positioning booster seat until reaching the height or weight maximum listed by the booster seat manufacturer.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.109

A child who has outgrown a booster seat but is not yet 16 must wear a properly secured seatbelt in every seating position.

A teen in the back seat who skips the belt is thrown into the front seats in a crash.

Children who have reached the upper height and weight limits per the manufacturer’s guidelines of a belt positioning booster seat and has not yet attained the age of 16 shall, in all seating positions, wear a properly secured seatbelt.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.109

A child under 12 or under 5 feet 5 inches should not ride in the front passenger seat.

A front air bag opens with enough force to badly hurt a small child sitting in front of it.

A child under the age of 12 or under 5’5” should not occupy the front passenger seat of a vehicle.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.109

On the test

Delaware requires a rear-facing car seat for children under what age and weight?

Age 2 and 30 pounds. A baby facing forward in a crash has its heavy head thrown forward on a neck too weak to stop it. Delaware Driver Manual, p.109: “Children under age 2 AND 30 pounds to ride in a rear-facing car seat.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.