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"Buckle Up New York"

Story Published: May 20, 2012 at 8:36 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 20, 2012 at 8:36 PM EDT

It's click it or ticket across the state as New York State Police join local law enforcement agencies in a 14-day enhanced enforcement campaign called "Buckle Up New York".

Beginning Monday, police will be out in force to specifically target motorists - and their passengers - who break the state's seatbelt law.

New York State's seatbelt law is a primary law, meaning a police officer may stop you simply because you are not wearing your seatbelt.

Front seat passengers 16 and older may be fined up to $50 if they do not wear their seatbelt. Drivers may be fined up to $100 for each passenger under the age of 16 who is not properly restrained in their vehicles.

The driver will also receive three violation points on his or her Department of Motor Vehicles record.

"New York State has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to enforcing this life-saving rule. It only takes a few seconds to fasten a seatbelt or to secure a child's safety seat, and this campaign encourages all New Yorkers to take a moment to buckle up and save a life," said Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press release. (Click here to read it.)

This "buckle Up New York" campaign will last through June 3rd.

The State Police have operated Buckle Up New York campaigns for the past eight years with two enforcement periods each year. The State Police issued 19,636 seatbelt related tickets to motorists during the initiative in May 2011.

In 2011 overall, 306,693 tickets, including 80,697 by State Police, were issued to motorists who violated the state seatbelt law.
 
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
, Watertown, NY

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