Child Passenger Safety

The Hooksett Police Department’s Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program currently consists of Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians who have completed a 32-hour course in the proper installation of child restraints from infants to young adults. The purpose of this program is to provide guidance, information and instruction with the installation of child restraints (car seats) into a motor vehicle, to the citizens of Hooksett and the surrounding communities.

According to Safe Kids Worldwide: 

  • Road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States.
  • Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as much as 71%.
  • More than half of car seats are not used or installed correctly.

NH Law requires child restraints for all children under 7 years old and 57″ or shorter. 

If you would like help installing your car seat or would like it checked, please leave a message on our Child Safety Seat General Voicemail Box at 603-624-1560 ext. 366 and one of our certified CPS technicians will get back to you. 

Useful Information Before the Car Seat Checkup*

  • Be prepared to learn, not just watch the CPS technician install the car seat. They’re trained to teach you.
  • Try to schedule an appointment one to two months prior to your baby’s due date just in case you deliver early. Many CPS technicians and their agencies require appointments several weeks in advance.
  • If your child is already born, know your child’s weight and height, and bring your child with you. If possible, also bring another adult to help watch the child while you are learning.
  • Install the seat in your vehicle before your car seat checkup appointment. Be sure to use the instructions that came with the child car seat and the instructions in your vehicle owner’s manual regarding car seats.
  • Bring the car seat instructions and the vehicle owner’s manual with you to your appointment.

For more information, visit the Safe Kids Worldwide website and the Safe Kids New Hampshire website.