By Daily Press staff
A seatbelt enforcement campaign in Santa Monica will be held in November as part of a goal to boost seatbelt use by 94 percent in California by June of 2004.
City Hall last week accepted a grant of $14,941 to participate in the campaign, which will run from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30. The money will be used to pay overtime wages to law enforcement officers during the 14-day campaign, in an effort to catch belt-less drivers.
The funding comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the California Office of Traffic Safety. Law enforcement agencies throughout the state will take part in the seatbelt campaign.
The grant money will be sent to City Hall on a receipt basis, meaning local officials spend it first and then ask the California Office of Traffic Safety for reimbursement.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 15, 2003. Read the original PDF.