STATE POLICE OREP RESULTS

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Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has released the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols held in Lawrence and Crawford Counties in August. Those patrols provided extra coverage allowing troopers to focus on making sure all vehicle occupants were wearing seat belts. There were 27 safety belt violations and 0 child restraint violations during the patrols and there were 32 total citations issued. Illinois state law requires all passengers in vehicles both front and back to use seat belts and child restraints.