Washington State law requires a child to ride in a rear-facing car seat until at least:
6 months of age.
WA's minimum rear-facing age is older than 6 months.
Age 2 or until they exceed the weight/height limit of the rear-facing seat.
Age 5.
The rear-facing requirement is age 2, not 5.
Age 1.
WA raised the requirement above age 1 in 2020.
Washington State's 2020 child-passenger law requires children to ride rear-facing until age 2 or until they exceed the rear-facing seat's height/weight limit. Children then ride in a forward-facing car seat with harness until at least age 4, and a booster until at least age 8 or 4 feet 9 inches tall.
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