  1ES 1218+304 is a moderate-redshift (z = 0.182) high-frequency-peaked BL Lac
object (HBL). Detected by both the MAGIC and VERITAS gamma-ray observatories,
1ES 1218+304 is frequently monitored by VERITAS as part of its long-term blazar
monitoring program. On the 3rd of January 2019, during a regularly scheduled
blazar snapshot, VERITAS observed 1ES 1218+304 to have an elevated VHE flux
state which continued through January 5 (ATEL #12360). In addition to VERITAS
observations, MAGIC also detected elevated VHE emission (ATEL #12354) and
Swift-BAT/XRT and Tuorla observations, in X-ray and optical respectively,
showed increased multiwavelength activity at the time of the VERITAS
observations. In this work, VERITAS observations of 1ES 1218+304 taken as part
of a target of opportunity campaign during this elevated state, are presented.
