Nighttime seat belt enforcement to begin

In an effort to encourage greater nighttime seat belt use, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies are joining forces for the annual nighttime seat belt education and enforcement Click It or Ticket, which will run through Sunday.

Colorado has a secondary enforcement law for adult drivers and front-seat passengers. Drivers can be ticketed for violating the seat belt law if they are stopped for another traffic violation. Drivers who are stopped for a traffic violation and are not using a seat belt will be ticketed. The minimum fine is $65.

Colorado’s Graduated Drivers Licensing law requires all drivers under 18 and their passengers to wear seat belts. This is a primary enforcement, meaning teens can be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt or having passengers without seat belts.

Colorado’s child passenger safety law is primary enforcement, meaning the driver can be stopped and ticketed if an officer sees an unrestrained or improperly restrained child under age 16 in the vehicle.

For more information, visit www.SeatBeltsColorado.com.

Attorneys recognized for pro bono work

The Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Bar Association, the Southwest Colorado Bar Association, and the 6th Judicial District Access to Justice Committee will host a ceremony from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave., to recognize attorneys who have provided pro bono (free) services in 2013 primarily for the indigent and/or organizations that serve the indigent.

Chief Justice Nancy Rice of the Supreme Court will honor each firm in which all attorneys averaged 50 pro bono hours of service in 2013.

In addition, individual attorneys who performed other pro bono services will be recognized including:

Chief Justice Greg Lyman will honor all attorney/volunteer domestic court mediators and attorneys who provided volunteer services to Colorado Legal Services.

Judge Martha Minot will honor all attorney mentors of new attorneys.

Judge Sarah Law will honor all attorney/volunteer mediators in small claims court cases.

For more information, call Lynne Sholler at 375-7756 or Charles Spence at 247-1745.

Workshop for parents to be held Thursday

“Unmotivated Youth?” a free workshop for parents by Liza Tregillus, MSW, Parent/Youth Coach will take place at noon Thursday in Bowman Hall, 419 San Juan Drive.

For more information, call 749-9607.

Herald Staff