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Stop! Don't sell or use that crib! It's the law!

You are breaking the law (in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Washington State) if you sell or place in the stream of commerce a crib that has:

  • corner posts that extend more than 1/16-inch above end panels;
  • slats more than 2-3/8 inches apart;
  • a mattress support that releases easily from corner posts;
  • cutout designs on the end panels;
  • tears in mesh or fabric;
  • missing or loose screws, bolts, or hardware;
  • sharp edges, points, or rough surfaces on wood surfaces that are not smooth and free from splinters, splits or cracks.

The Infant Crib Safety Act states that no commercial user shall manufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a full-size, non-full size crib, or play yard that is unsafe for any infant using the product.

In most of these states this law applies to childcare facilities and hotel/motels. Oregon is the only state in which the law also applies to garage sales.

A commercial user who knowingly violates this law will be subject to a fine of $1,000.00.

Also See:
Senate Approves Feinstein Measure to Prevent Harm to Babies and Young Children from Unsafe Secondhand Cribs

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