Booster seat requirements in Nevada
A car seat or booster until age 6.
Unless the child is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall, which ends the requirement whatever their age.
- Rear facing until
- 24 months
- Back seat until
- age 2
- Seat belt alone from
- age 6
- First offense
- $100
Every figure on this page was read at Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.157 on 4 October 2026. Read the statute
What the Nevada booster seat law says
The stages below are separate rules in the statute, not one rule in steps. The back seat requirement and the restraint requirement are different obligations, and a child can be caught by both at once.
| Rule | Figure | What Nevada requires |
|---|---|---|
| Rear facing | under 24 months | Until 24 months (2 years). |
| Car seat or booster | under 6 years | Until age 6, unless the child is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall. |
| Back seat | under 2 years | Required for a child under age 2. |
| Adult seat belt alone | from 6 years | Lawful from age 6, or once the child reaches 57 inches (4 ft 9 in). |
| Penalty | $100 | $100 for a first offense. Condition A misdemeanor. First offense: a fine of $100 to $500, or 10 to 50 hours of community service. Second: $500 to $1,000, or 50 to 100 hours. Third or later: license suspension for 30 to 180 days. A first-offense penalty is waived, and a second-offense one halved, on proof of completing an approved child restraint training programme within 60 days of sentencing. It is not a moving traffic violation for the purposes of NRS 483.473. |
Size ends the requirement, whichever comes first. A child who is at least 57 inches (4 ft 9 in) tall is out of the booster in Nevada whatever their age. A child who has not reached that stays in one until age 6. The size is an escape from the age rule rather than a second thing that also has to be true.
Where this and size guidance disagree, follow the stricter one. A belt that crosses the neck rather than the middle of the chest is worse protection than a booster even where the statute allows it.
The statute
Nevada sets this in Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.157. Read it at the source.
This is information, not legal advice. A city or county in Nevada can set a stricter rule than the state one, and an officer enforces the text of the statute rather than a summary of it. Where this page and the statute differ, the statute is right and this page is a bug.
Where this comes from
- Statute
- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.157
- Source
- www.leg.state.nv.us
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada (NV), state law only
- Last reviewed
- 4 October 2026 0 days ago
- Read at the statute
- 4 October 2026
- Signed off by a person
- Not yet
- Amendment history
- A 2021, 176; A 2021, 3328