CHP to Increase Patrol During Statewide Maximum Enforcement Period: See When

CHP to increase patrol during statewide maximum enforcement period: See when

The California Highway Patrol is set to launch a 12-hour statewide maximum enforcement period starting Friday at 6 p.m. to target impaired drivers.

Targeted CHP Maximum Enforcement Period

This weekend officers will be out in force watching for impaired drivers to prevent deadly tragedies.

CHP Boosting Southern California Patrols in Impaired-Driving Crackdown

California Highway Patrol officers will increase patrols across Southern California and the rest of the state beginning Friday evening as part of a 12-hour enforcement operation targeting impaired drivers, the agency announced Thursday. The statewide Maximum Enforcement Period will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and continue until 5:59 a.m. Saturday, with all uniformed CHP personnel […]

CHP launches statewide 12-hour maximum enforcement period starting Friday, Oct. 2

The California Highway Patrol will hold a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) to deter impaired driving from 6 p.m. on Friday, October 2, to 6 a.m. on Satu

Local roadways: Crackdown on impaired drivers coincides with steeper punishments signed into law

Mid-Valley motorists might think twice before drinking and driving as the California Highway Patrol will roll out a Maximum Enforcement Period focused on getting impaired drivers off the road on Friday night.

CHP INCREASES PATROL DURING STATEWIDE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD - Sierra Wave: Eastern Sierra News - The Community's News

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2026   CHP INCREASES PATROL DURING STATEWIDE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD   12-hour statewide effort focuses on identifying and arresting impaired drivers   SACRAMENTO — One impaired driver can change or end a life in an instant. To help prevent these tragedies, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is mobilizing uniformed […]