Types

• Florida restricts front seat passengers for drivers who are under the age of 18. All teens holding a learner permit must always have a licensed driver who is 21 or older in the front passenger seat. Teens who hold an intermediate license and age 16 must have a licensed driver age 21 or over in the passenger seat when driving between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., while teens who are 17-years-old must be accompanied between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
  
  

Considerations

• In vehicles not driven by teens, Florida law has no restrictions on the age of a front seat passenger, though children under the age of three must be in a child restraint seat. All front seat passengers are required to wear a seat belt or be in a proper restraint device, regardless of age.
  
  

Warning

• Though Florida law does not require young children to be placed in the back seat, the Florida Highway Patrol notes that children, especially young children in rear facing car seats are much safer in the back seat of a vehicle and all children under age 12 should ride in the back seat.