Parent and Caregiver Resources
Keeping children safe on West Virginia’s roadways is a priority for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP). The GHSP Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program receives federal funding that provides the educational materials, training, and supplies the program needs. Many certified instructors and technicians all across the state are trained to install car seats properly.
Each of our
GHSP regional coordinators are CPS certified, and have a list of technicians that can assist you with your child safety seat. You may also check our
CPS seat fitting stations directory to find a location where you can have your child safety seat inspected for defects, recalls, proper use, and proper installation.
The current West Virginia Child Passenger Safety Law states that all children up to the age of eight must be properly secured in a federally approved child safety seat, which does include a booster seat. The only size provision to the law is that if the child reaches the height of four feet and nine inches tall (4' 9")before their eighth birthday, a seat belt becomes legally sufficient. The CPS law is a primary enforcement law, meaning law enforcement can pull you over if they suspect your child is not properly restrained in a child safety seat.
For more details on the law click here.
NEW RESOURCES TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE IN AND AROUND CARS DURING COVID-19
Safe Kids Worldwide and Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association have put together to a comprehensive list of child passenger safety resources for families and Child Passenger Safety Technicians.
Click here for more info.
If you are looking for Child Passenger Safety resources in other states, please
click here.
Upcoming Child Passenger Safety Courses
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification CourseWhen: June 21-24, 2022 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Millsop Community Center; 3420 Main Street; Weirton, WV 260620
Register online at http://cert.safekids.org with Course # WV20220324358
For more information, contact Region 4 Coordinator Sean Snyder at smsnyder.ghsp4@gmail.com or 304-234-3623.
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Course
When: June 28-July 1, 2022 | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Parkersburg Fire Department, Station 6 (Training Building in Rear); 2311 Camden Avenue; Parkersburg, WV 26101
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Course
When: July 26-29, 2022 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Mercer County Gardner Center, 241 Mercer Springs Road, Princeton, WV 24740
CPST Renewal Course
When: August 8, 2022 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Huntington Police Department; 675 10th Street, 5th Floor; Huntington, WV 25701
Register online at http://cert.safekids.org with Course # WV20220517510For more information, contact Region 2 Coordinator Beau Evans at 304-696-5540, ext. 2066.
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Course
When: August 9-12, 2022 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Huntington Police Department; 675 10th Street, 5th Floor; Huntington, WV 25701
Register online at http://cert.safekids.org with Course # WV20220517511For more information, contact Region 2 Coordinator Beau Evans at 304-696-5540, ext. 2066.
Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Course
When: August 22-24, 2022 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department; 34 N. Mercer Street; Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Please check back for updates. Thank you!
For the latest and complete list of recalls and defects regarding child safety seats and vehicle restraints, please click here.
For questions about the CPS Program please contact the GHSP via email at
dmvghsp@wv.gov or call 304-926-2509.