1. a false show of something; semblance: a pretense of friendship. 2. a pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense. 3. the act of pretending or alleging falsely. 4. an ostensible claim or justification; pretext: He excused himself on a pretense of urgent business; to obtain money under false pretenses. 5. insincere or false profession: pious words that were mere pretense. 6. an unwarranted or false claim.
If all back seats are occupied by children under 4, then a child under 4 may ride in a car seat in the front seat. A child in a rear-facing car seat may only ride in the front seat if the airbag is turned off.Children to be properly buckled in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4â9â tall. Children must ride in a seat until they reach the age requirement or the height requirement, whichever comes first.
1 Infants and young children must ride in a child safety seat until they are 4 years old AND weigh at least 40 pounds. 2  Every child ages 4-8 who is no longer in a car seat must use a booster seat until she reaches 4â9â tall.  Children and teens ages 8-15 who are not in booster seats must use adult seat belts.