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The San Ramon Police Department is committed to child safety and provides FREE CAR SEAT INSPECTIONS, Monday through Thursday. Please call 925-973-2700 to schedule an appointment*.

* Each appointment lasts approximately 30 mins.

2220 Camino Ramon
San Ramon, CA
Business Hours:
8:00 am to 6:00 pm

* IMPORTANT: The seat must arrive installed and you must bring your vehicle and car seat manuals. Please remember, we inspect car seats and you will be responsible for the final installation.

The Police Department has police technicians certified in child seat inspection. It is the goal of the Police Department to keep every child traveling in a vehicle safe. The technician checks to see if there have been manufacturer recalls and inspects the seat to ensure that it is installed in the safest way possible depending on: the type of seat, age and physical size of the child, and type of vehicle.

Important information regarding California car seat laws:
California law requires that all children be properly restrained in an appropriate child safety seat until the child is 6 years old OR weighs sixty pounds.

  • A newborn infant should be in a rear-facing car seat to at least age 2 or to the upper weight limits of the seat.
  • A toddler should be in a forward facing car seat until the child exceeds the seat’s height and weight limits, the shoulders are above the seat’s top harness slots or the tops of the child’s ears above the top of the car seat.
  • A child that is too large for a forward facing car seat should ride in a booster seat. Children usually need a booster until they are about 4 feet 9 inches tall and weigh between 80 and 100 pounds to get the best protection from a safety belt.
  • A child seat should never be installed in front of a frontal airbag. A properly installed child seat should have less than one inch of movement side to side and up and down when checked at the seat belt path.
  • Children should ride in the back seat until they are 13 years of age due to dangers posed by the airbag on their smaller bodies.

To locate other technicians, please visit NHTSA's Child Safety Seat Inspection Locator


 
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2220 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583 | Map | Phone (925) 973-2700 | After Hours Non-emergency Dispatch (925) 973-2779