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Law Enforcement Roll Call Briefing
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Why is this important to law enforcement?
- Traffic collisions remain one of the leading causes of injury and death among children birth to 16 years
- California exhibits high misuse rates of children not being restrained properly. Three out of four children are not riding properly as passengers, therefore not compliant under California child restraint law (V.C. 27360, 27360,5 and 15620)
- When child restraint systems are used and installed correctly, the risk of death is reduced by 71% for infants, 54% for toddlers, and 59% for children restrained in a booster seat.
- Law enforcement have a primary role in prevention whereas enforcing the child restraint law helps to improve compliance of the law and keep children safe. It is also the first step in the process prior to the judicial process.
- While California restraint law update, it is necessary for new and existing traffic officers to have a full understanding on the restraint law and how to identify violators.
- The CPS (Child Passenger Safety) Roll Call Video includes 2017 California CPS law update to provide awareness to local law enforcement agencies.
- Violation of (V.C. 27360, 27360,5 and 15620) can be used as probable cause and are one point on the driving record
We also invite local law enforcement to participate in judicial training meetings at local courthouses to help with the efficacy of traffic judge training on the child restraint enforcement process and law. The roll call video can be viewed below; however, we highly recommend having a Certified technician available to provide citation reminder cards and answer questions from officers provides a benefit.
To schedule a brief presentation at Roll Call, please call 323-491-6197
Child Passenger Safety Roll Call Video 2017
(Most recent California Child Passenger Safety Law Changes)
The California Department of Public Health, Vehicle Occupant Safety Program, in collaboration with the California Office of Traffic Safety (funding by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-NHTSA), AAA, Automobile Club of Southern California, and the Livermore Police Department developed this brief 13-minute video for local law enforcement. It provides updates on California child restraint laws, background on the importance of children being buckled up properly, how to identify violations in the field and how to obtain good note taking for courtroom prosecution.
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