What age can I legally leave my son in car?

[Man]

What age do they have to be where I can leave them in the carseat within eye site to run in and pay for gas at a quickie mart?

[systemnt]

24

[Hunter Dan]

12

[DRettele]

At 24 he will jump in the driver's seat and take off without you

[JHoss]

Penal code 22.10

You can't leave a kid under 7 in a vehicle for more than 5 minutes.

It's a ticket if you do.

[Fishndude]

He said "penal"! ^^

[systemnt]

Penal code 22.10

You can't leave a kid under 7 in a vehicle for more than 5 minutes.

It's a ticket if you do.

What if the kid cant tell time?

[JHoss]

pshh.... kids can't take anything serious

[BW412]

At 24 he will jump in the driver's seat and take off without you

These days they will do that at 12!

[JHoss]

What if the kid cant tell time?

Then you are good to go. I say set a timer for 4.5 minutes and all you gotta do is check on them everytime it goes off. Cheaper than a babysitter

[Tom]

then they will know he is yours for sure and you will get a ticket

What if the kid cant tell time?

[Man]

Penal code 22.10

You can't leave a kid under 7 in a vehicle for more than 5 minutes.

It's a ticket if you do.

My kiddo is 1.5 Yrs old...and I hate waking him up and unstrapping out of the aerospace approved multi strap car seat for 30 seconds worth of time in the stores. Guess someone would have to be sitting there with a stopwatch to legally have a case against me.

[Stan R]

Pay for it at the pump.

I would not take any chances..

[ownels]

An old friend of mine went in to buy a coke and pay for gas and left his then 2 year old in the car. Got a ticket and something like 3 years of probation for child abuse. At least that is the story he told.

[rbsears]

An old friend of mine went in to buy a coke and pay for gas and left his then 2 year old in the car. Got a ticket and something like 3 years of probation for child abuse. At least that is the story he told.

That's absurd if true.