Child Safety Seat Inspection

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The Lexington Police Department has officers trained in child passenger safety. These officers will inspect and teach the proper installation of car seats to any Lexington resident.

You will be required to install the seat prior to your appointment and your vehicle interior must be cleaned.

It is important to remember technicians will show you the proper installation; however, you will be required to do the final installation of your seat.

Schedule an appointment online to have a child safety seat checked.

You may also call the police station business line 781-862-1212 and ask for the voicemail box for car seat technicians. Leave your contact information and one of the technicians will call you back to set up an appointment.

Massachusetts law requires that all children riding in passenger motor vehicles must be in a federally approved child passenger restraint that is properly fastened and secured until they are 8 years old or over 57 inches tall.

More Information about Child Passenger Safety

Recent statistics issued by the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau show that 22% of children five and under were observed riding unrestrained in motor vehicles.

It was the alarming results of statistics like these that led to the development of the Lexington Child Passenger Safety Program. The Lexington Police Department has advanced the safety of children riding in vehicles through our partnership with the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau (GHSB) and the Lexington Fire Department.