To emphasize the importance of wearing seat belts, the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is conducting a “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign, running from May 19 through June 1.

During the two-week period—which includes Memorial Day weekend—the Michigan State Police (MSP), along with officers from city and county police departments across the state, will be actively conducting seat belt enforcement.

There were 223 people killed while not wearing seat belts in 2023, which accounted for 39.5 percent of all fatalities for which seat belt use was known in Michigan, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Michigan’s primary seat belt law allows police to stop and ticket drivers if they, front-seat passengers and/or passengers under 16 years old in any seating position are not buckled. Children must be restrained in a car seat or booster seat until they are 8 years old or 4' 9" tall, and children under 13 years old must be in the rear seat if a rear seat is available.