The District 1 Law Enforcement Liaison (LEL) is responsible for approximately 49 law
enforcement agencies in Charlotte County, Collier County, Desoto County, Glades County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Highlands County, Lee County, Manatee County, Okeechobee County, Polk County, and
Sarasota County. The District 1 LEL coordinates with members of local law enforcement to help facilitate and pass on traffic safety information such as crash data, traffic safety training
opportunities, DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, and legal updates. The District 1 meets quarterly during traffic safety meetings to discuss local traffic safety issues which include
implementation of the Florida Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations traffic safety initiatives such as Click It or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over.