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OK, did a little more research.
Per Volvo, the seats are designed to hold children between 50 & 88 pounds, and under 59" (under 4' 11"). The seats are designed for children, of course.
The Illinois law states that children between 4 & 7 must be in an appropriate child restraint system. Specifically, and talking about the driver, "...such person shall be responsible for providing for the protection of such child by properly securing him or her in an appropriate child restraint system...."
and:
"For purposes of this Section and Section 4b, "child restraint system" means any device which meets the standards of the United States Department of Transportation designed to restrain, seat or position children, which also includes a booster seat."
I tried to find out what the US Dept. of Transportation specs were, but all I could see was guidance saying that the belt needed to go across the chest, not the throat or neck, and when my son is in the third row of seats, which were designed for children, the belt does hit him in the chest, the same as if he were in the front "adult" seats in a booster seat.
I am fairly confident that they meet the definition of "appropriate child restraint system", but if anybody has any input I'd be happy to hear.
Thanks!
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