Do Car Seat Laws Apply in Taxis and Rideshare? By State
exempt: the statute excludes it. required: the car seat law applies. silent: the statute does not address it. Rideshare companies set their own rules on top of the law.
| State | Taxi | Rideshare | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | exempt | silent | Ala. Code § 32-5-222checked September 23, 2026 |
| Alaska | silent | silent | Alaska Stat. §§ 28.05.095, 28.05.096checked September 23, 2026 |
| Arizona | silent | silent | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-907checked September 23, 2026 |
| Arkansas | exempt | silent | Ark. Code Ann. §§ 27-34-104, 27-34-105checked September 23, 2026 |
| California | silent | silent | Cal. Veh. Code §§ 27360-27368checked September 23, 2026 |
| Colorado | exempt | silent | C.R.S. § 42-4-236checked September 23, 2026 |
| Connecticut | silent | silent | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-100achecked September 23, 2026 |
| Delaware | exempt | silent | 21 Del. C. § 4803checked September 23, 2026 |
| District of Columbia | exempt | silent | D.C. Code § 50-1702checked September 23, 2026 |
| Florida | exempt | silent | Fla. Stat. § 316.613checked September 23, 2026 |
| Georgia | exempt | silent | O.C.G.A. § 40-8-76 (official Code of Georgia, LexisNexis public access)checked September 23, 2026 |
| Hawaii | exempt | silent | Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 291-11.5, 291-11.6checked September 23, 2026 |
| Idaho | exempt | silent | Idaho Code § 49-672checked September 23, 2026 |
| Illinois | silent | silent | 625 ILCS 25, Child Passenger Protection Actchecked September 23, 2026 |
| Indiana | exempt | exempt | Ind. Code 9-19-11checked September 23, 2026 |
| Iowa | required | required | Iowa Code § 321.446checked September 23, 2026 |
| Kansas | silent | silent | K.S.A. 8-1344checked September 23, 2026 |
| Kentucky | silent | silent | KRS 189.125checked September 23, 2026 |
| Louisiana | exempt | silent | La. R.S. 32:295checked September 23, 2026 |
| Maine | silent | silent | 29-A M.R.S. § 2081checked September 23, 2026 |
| Maryland | exempt | silent | Md. Code, Transp. § 22-412.2checked September 23, 2026 |
| Massachusetts | exempt | silent | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 7AAchecked September 23, 2026 |
| Michigan | exempt | silent | MCL 257.710dchecked September 23, 2026 |
| Minnesota | exempt | silent | Minn. Stat. § 169.685checked September 23, 2026 |
| Mississippi | silent | silent | Miss. Code Ann. §§ 63-7-301, 63-2-1checked September 23, 2026 |
| Missouri | exempt | silent | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.179checked September 23, 2026 |
| Montana | exempt | silent | Mont. Code Ann. § 61-9-421checked September 23, 2026 |
| Nebraska | exempt | silent | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,267checked September 23, 2026 |
| Nevada | exempt | silent | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.157checked September 23, 2026 |
| New Hampshire | exempt | silent | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 265:107-achecked September 23, 2026 |
| New Jersey | silent | silent | N.J.S.A. 39:3-76.2a (N.J. Legislative Statutes)checked September 23, 2026 |
| New Mexico | silent | silent | N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 66-7-369, 66-7-372checked September 23, 2026 |
| New York | exempt | silent | N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 1229-cchecked September 23, 2026 |
| North Carolina | silent | silent | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-137.1checked September 23, 2026 |
| North Dakota | silent | silent | N.D.C.C. § 39-21-41.2checked September 23, 2026 |
| Ohio | exempt | silent | Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.81checked September 23, 2026 |
| Oklahoma | exempt | silent | 47 O.S. § 11-1112checked September 23, 2026 |
| Oregon | exempt | silent | Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 811.215, 811.220checked September 23, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | silent | silent | 75 Pa.C.S. § 4581checked September 23, 2026 |
| Rhode Island | silent | silent | R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-22-22checked September 23, 2026 |
| South Carolina | exempt | silent | S.C. Code §§ 56-5-6410 to 56-5-6470checked September 23, 2026 |
| South Dakota | silent | silent | SDCL 32-37-2checked September 23, 2026 |
| Tennessee | required | silent | Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-9-602 (Tennessee Code Unannotated, LexisNexis free public access)checked September 23, 2026 |
| Texas | exempt | silent | Tex. Transp. Code § 545.412checked September 23, 2026 |
| Utah | required | required | Utah Code § 41-6a-1804checked September 23, 2026 |
| Vermont | exempt | silent | 23 V.S.A. § 1258checked September 23, 2026 |
| Virginia | exempt | silent | Va. Code § 46.2-1095checked September 23, 2026 |
| Washington | exempt | silent | RCW 46.61.687checked September 23, 2026 |
| West Virginia | exempt | silent | W. Va. Code § 17C-15-46checked September 23, 2026 |
| Wisconsin | exempt | silent | Wis. Stat. § 347.48checked September 23, 2026 |
| Wyoming | silent | silent | Wyo. Stat. §§ 31-5-1302, 31-5-1303checked September 23, 2026 |
Numbers summarize each statute; the statute text on each state page is the law. This is a reference, not legal advice.