“Click it or Ticket” campaign kicks off May 18

The Eagle Pass Police Department has recently been awarded grant funds from the Texas Department of Public Safety for the “Click it or Ticket” campaign. These funds will be implemented by the Eagle Pass Police Department by means of having officers intensify the issuance of traffic citations for seatbelt violations. As per the Texas traffic law, operators and all passengers must be secured with a seatbelt and the respective child safety seats in order to avoid a traffic citation. A traffic citation for this charge could cost up to $250.00 plus court costs. The Eagle Pass Police Department Patrol Division is constantly vigilant for seatbelt violations but this will be intensified with the “Click it or Ticket” campaign which will run from May 18, 2015 through May 31, 2015.