The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is kicking off a "Click it of Ticket" enforcement campaign from May 19 through June 1.
Michigan State Police and other local agencies will actively conduct seat belt enforcement across the state during the two-week period.
In 2023, 223 people were killed in the state while not wearing a seat belt. That accounted for 39.5 percent of all fatalities for which seat belt use was known.
"The enforcement period is about saving lives -- plain and simple," said Alicia Sledge, OHSP interim director. "Wearing a seat belt is the single most effective way to protect yourself on the road, and yet far too many people still take that risk. As warmer weather draws more people outside, we're urging everyone -- drivers and passengers alike -- to buckle up every trip, every time. Wearing your seatbelt is not just the safe thing to do -- it's the law."
Michigan's primary seat belt law allows police to stop vehicle if drives, front-seat passengers and/or passengers under the age of 16-years-old in any seating position are not buckled.