Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Child booster seat" means a child passenger restraint system that is designed to elevate a child to enable that child to properly sit in a federally approved lap and shoulder belt system and that meets the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

B.__ "Child safety seat" means a child safety seat that meets the standards described in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

C.__ "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards," means the standards described in__49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571, in effect on January 1, 1981, as subsequently amended.

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

2. Children under 4. When a child who is weighs less than 4 years of age 40 pounds is being transported in a motor vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with safety seat belts, the operator must have the child properly secured in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions in a child safety seat.

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2081, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1997, c. 450, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

3.__Passengers less than 18 years of age.__Except as provided in subsection 2, the following provisions apply to passengers less than 18 years of age riding in a vehicle that is required by the United States Department of Transportation to be equipped with seat belts.

A.__The operator shall secure properly a child who weighs at least 40 pounds but less than 80 pounds and who is less than 8 years of age in a child booster seat.

B.__The operator shall secure properly a child who is less than 18 years of age in a seat belt unless that child is required to be in a child booster seat pursuant to this