BIRTH TO 8 YEARS OF AGE: All children from birth to 8 years of age must ride in a federally-approved child restraint system.

A child who is less than 12 years of age and who weigh less than 100 pounds must be properly secured in the back seat of the vehicle if possible.

A child must ride rear-facing until 1 year of age AND weighs at least 20 pounds. NEVER place a rear-facing child safety seat in front of an airbag.

Maine has 55 Child Safety Seat Program sites located throughout the state to assist low-income families in acquiring the proper safety seat/restraint system.

Residents and visitors may park over night in the municipal parking lots at Cross Street, Beaver Street and Washington Street. The following are special instructions for residents and visitors who use the municipal parking lots to park their vehicles over night. In order to facilitate winter snow removal, please park in municipal lots as follows:

Beaver Street Lot: Please park vehicles on the side of the lot next to the opera house building. On the day after a storm, please park vehicles on the court house side of the parking lot.

Cross Street Lot: Please park vehicles in the middle of the parking lot over night and during snown storms. On the day after a snow storm, please park vehicles around the outside of the lot.

Washington Street Lot: Please park vehicles on the Washington Street edge of the lot over night and during snow storms. On the day after a storm, please park vehicles in the middle of the parking lot.

Please contact the Belfast Police Department at 338-5255 during business hours or 338-2420 after hours if you have any questions about the parking ban.

Thank-you for your continued cooperation and assistance in making it easier for the public works folks to keep our City plowed and sanded in the winter.