Tyler Click It or Ticket Results

TYLER — During the recent Click It or Ticket enforcement program, officers for the Tyler Police Department working specifically on that initiative wrote a total of 110 citations for seat belt violations and 10 citations for child safety seat violations. That’s according to statistics released Thursday. The statewide program, in which violators were stopped for not wearing their seat belts, ran from May 23 through June 5.

Texas law requires every person sitting in the front or rear seat of a vehicle to wear a safety belt. A child less than eight years old and less than four feet, nine inches tall must be secured in a child safety seat. Drivers can be stopped and ticketed for a safety belt violation if they, or any of their passengers under the age of 15, are not buckled up or properly restrained. Traffic fines for failing to use a seat belt or secure a child in a safety seat can run from $25 to $200, plus court costs.