The child must wear a seat belt. If under a certain size or age, the child must sit on top of a booster seat, which raises the child up.
No special law exists to children riding in the front seat. Texas requires all children under 8 years of age or under 4'9" to ride in child safety seats. Texas law requires front seat occupants drivers and passengers to be in seat belts.
There are no laws concerning children and front seats. There is a law about children and the use of child safety seats.
not allowed
I found a really helpful PDF put out by the Utah Safety council. According to it, there is no law regarding children riding in the front seat of the car: http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/assets/pdf/utboosterlaw.pdf It is recommended that children under age 12 ride in the back seat, or to turn the airbags off if a child under 12 is in the front seat, but there is no law saying you have to.
you must spit on their head and shove it out the window
In New Hampshire, children under the age of 13 are not allowed to ride in the front seat of a vehicle. It is recommended that children under 13 ride in the back seat to minimize the risk of injury from airbag deployment in case of a crash.
You may not ride in the front seat of a car till you are 13 or older and must be over 85 pounds but this does not apply to cars without a back seat.
In Illinois, the law requires passengers to be at least 8 years old to ride in the front seat of a vehicle. Children under 8 must be secured in an appropriate child restraint system in the back seat of the vehicle.
The law states that children under the age of 8 must be secured in an approved child safety seat. 8 years and older just need to be secured with a seat belt. There is no specification as to front or rear row seating.
In Iowa, children under 6 years old must be properly secured in a child restraint system in the back seat of a vehicle, unless the back seat is already occupied by other children under 6. It is recommended that children always ride in the back seat due to the risks associated with airbag deployment in the front seat.
In Maine, children under 12 years old are required to ride in the back seat of a vehicle when it is practical to do so. Children can only ride in the front seat if all back seats are occupied by other passengers under 12 years old or if the vehicle does not have a back seat.
In Tennessee, children under 12 years old should sit in the back seat, as it's safer for their size and weight. The front seat is typically reserved for children who are at least 13 years old.