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2019 SESSION
SB 1768 Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving, etc.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Use of handheld personal communications devices; highway work zones; penalty. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device in his hand while driving a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, with certain exceptions. The bill provides that a violation is punishable by a mandatory fine of $250. Current law prohibits only the reading of an email or text message on the device and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating, with the same exceptions.
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Use of handheld personal communications devices; highway work zones; penalty. Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, with certain exceptions. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Current law prohibits only the reading of an email or text message on the device and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating, with the same exceptions.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Use of handheld personal communications devices; highway work zones; penalty. Prohibits any use of a handheld personal communications device by a person operating a moving motor vehicle in a highway work zone, with certain exceptions. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Current law prohibits only the reading of an email or text message on the device and manually entering letters or text in the device as a means of communicating, with the same exceptions.