Child seat guidance — Kansas Permit Test

Child seat guidance on the Kansas permit test — 4 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Infants from birth to at least age one, and until they are at least 20 pounds, should ride in the back seat of a Kansas vehicle in a properly installed rear-facing infant seat.

Both the age and the weight have to be met. A heavy baby under a year still faces the rear.

Infants from birth to at least age one, and until they are at least 20 pounds should ride in the back seat in a properly installed, rear-facing infant seat.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.28

Toddlers over one year old and at least 20 pounds should ride in the back seat of a Kansas vehicle in a properly installed forward-facing child safety seat.

The seat turns round once both marks are passed. Turning it early takes away the support the spine still needs.

Toddlers over one year old and at least 20 pounds should ride in the back seat in a properly installed, forward-facing child safety seat.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.28

Children between the ages of 4 and 8 in Kansas who are no more than 4 feet 9 inches tall should ride in the back seat in a properly installed booster seat.

The booster lifts a child so the adult belt crosses bone instead of the belly. Height is what decides when it can stop.

Children between the ages of 4 and 8, who are no more than 4 feet 9 inches tall, should ride in the back seat in a properly installed booster seat.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.28

A rear-facing child safety seat should never be placed in front of an active passenger air bag in Kansas.

The baby's head is inches from where the bag opens. It is the one arrangement that is always wrong.

a rear-facing child safety seat is never placed in front of an active passenger air bag.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.28

On the test

What weight must a Kansas infant reach before leaving a rear-facing seat?

At least 20 pounds. Both the age and the weight have to be met. A heavy baby under a year still faces the rear. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.28: “Infants from birth to at least age one, and until they are at least 20 pounds should ride in the back seat in a properly installed, rear-facing infant seat.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Kansas Driving Handbook, published by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.