February 1. 2021 3:40 a.m.
Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office have enhanced safety belt and child restraint law enforcement underway.
Sergeant Brad O’Dell said its part of a statewide effort to educate the public about the proper use of safety belts and child restraint systems and to save lives. O’Dell said DCSO is using federally funded overtime dollars awarded through a grant administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
In addition to proper use of safety belts, deputies will be on the lookout for violations of Oregon’s car seat laws that passed in 2017. That requires children under two years of age to ride in a rear-facing seat. Sergeant Mark Norris said, “Additionally a child must continue to ride in a safety seat with a harness or booster until they are eight years old or reach a height of four feet nine inches and the adult safety belt fits them correctly”.
O’Dell said DCSO intends to randomize patrols in the county throughout the enforcement period. The effort will continue through February 14th.
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