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Inspection Clinics,
Distribution Programs &
Child Safety Seat Specialists

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Inspection Clinics,
Distribution Programs, &
Child Safety Seat Specialists
in Minnesota

Car Seat Inspection Clinics
Car seat inspection clinics can be a one-day event or an on-going service that an agency provides (which is known as a fitting station). At these clinics, trained technicians will inspect car seats as they are currently installe

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d within a vehicle. Trained staff mostly come from fields within public health, law enforcement, healthcare, and EMS/Fire. Below is a list of inspection clinics being provided around the state in alphebetical order by city.

As you will note by the following list, very few communities around the state of Minnesota offer this valuable service. Many of these agencies try to incorporate car seat checks as part of the many other tasks they accomplish. These agencies are NOT compensated by the state child passenger safety program to conduct car seat checks. It is possible that it will take several weeks to schedule an appointment for an inspection. Please plan accordingly and be courteous to the schedulers trying to assist you in making your child's world safer!

List of clinics and fitting stations around Minnesota. OR use the link below:

Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator

Car Seat Distribution Programs
Distribution programs provide low-cost or no-cost seats to eligible applicants within a community. Agencies that provide these seats to families also give educational materials to help ensure proper seat installation.

Agencies providing distribution programs in Minnesota.

Hennepin County agencies that offer low-cost or no-cost child safety restraint systems.

If you do not qualify for an assistance program, new car seats can be found across Minnesota at various stores, such as, Target, Walmart, Burlington Coat Factory, Babies-R-Us and Toys-R-Us locations. Menards often has booster seats in stock.

If you obtain a used car seat, to ensure that the seat is safe - check to be sure that the seat is less than six-years old and has never been involved in a vehicle crash. Do not use a car seat missing the label with the manufacturing date, model number and original instructions, or one that has missing or broken parts.

Purchasing used car seats through garage sales or second-hand stores is not advised.

Local Child Safety Seat Specialists Search
A search function is available to locate child safety seat specialists within your county. Across the state, there are over a 1,000 individuals who have successfully passed child passenger safety training. This search function will allow you to select a county and see a list of trained specialists that are available as a resource within that area.

Go to statewide Local Child Safety Seat Specialists Search

Northern Minnesota CPS Resource Center. Located in Park Rapids, the center is a "one-stop shop" for information, training, car seat inspections and resources. Contact:

Jennifer Booge
Northern MN CPS Resource Center
Phone: 218/ 732-7204
Email: mjbooge@unitelc.com