Pa. requiring rear-facing seats for kids under 2 starting Friday

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania motorists will have to make sure car seats face backward for all children until they're 2 under a new state law that goes into effect this week.

The measure that becomes law Friday directs police to issue warnings for the first year, after which violations will cost $125 in fines, costs and fees.

Pennsylvania is the fourth state to enact the rear-facing child seat regulations for the youngest children. California, New Jersey and Oklahoma already have such a law.