A change in the Maryland's child safety seat law will remove a weight exemption.
The law -- which goes into effect Monday -- will now require kids younger than eight to be in a safety seat unless they are 4'9" or taller.
The change removes the exemption that children weighing more than 65 pounds could ride in an automobile without a safety seat.
State police say National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures show car crashes are the number one killer of children in the United States.
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