I found a really helpful PDF put out by the Utah Safety council. According to it, there is no law regarding children riding in the front seat of the car: http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/assets/pdf/utboosterlaw.pdf
It is recommended that children under age 12 ride in the back seat, or to turn the airbags off if a child under 12 is in the front seat, but there is no law saying you have to.
not allowed
No special law exists to children riding in the front seat. Texas requires all children under 8 years of age or under 4'9" to ride in child safety seats. Texas law requires front seat occupants drivers and passengers to be in seat belts.
They can ride in the front seat if their feet touches the floor when they are sitting straight up.
There are no laws concerning children and front seats. There is a law about children and the use of child safety seats.
you must spit on their head and shove it out the window
Anybody can ride in the front seat in New York, but New York government recommends that nobody under 12 sits in the front seat.
You may not ride in the front seat of a car till you are 13 or older and must be over 85 pounds but this does not apply to cars without a back seat.
Children who are about 80 pounds can sit in the passenger seat in Utah
"Riding shotgun" means sitting in the front seat of a car. Before a car journey, if you are quick, you can call shotgun and you get to sit in the front seat.
It's not reccomended that children under 12 ride in the front seat, but it's not illegal, as long as they're in the proper child-restraint seat. 0-1, rear facing carseat, 1-3, forward facing carseat, 4-6 booster seat, 7+ seat belt.
All children must be restrained in a child restraint system while riding in a motor vehicle in New York until they are 8. New York does not have a law preventing children from sitting in the front seat. They recommend that all children under 12 ride in the back seat.
Every state has different laws and regulations about when a child can legally sit in the front seat of the car. On average, a child must be at least 8 years old to sit up front in a vehicle.