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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1846 License restrictions for minors; prohibition on use of handheld personal communications devices.
Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Provisional drivers; use of handheld personal communications devices. Eliminates the provision prohibiting a holder of a provisional driver's license to operate a vehicle while using a wireless communication device. Such provision was specific only to the holder of a provisional license. Under a different current law, all drivers, including those with a provisional driver's license, are prohibited from holding a personal communications device while operating a vehicle.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
License restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices. Clarifies that the prohibition on the use of a handheld personal communications device or other wireless communications device by the holder of a provisional driver's license applies regardless of whether or not the device is being used for communication purposes. The bill exempts the use of such device's applications for solely navigation purposes and global positioning systems, provided that the driver does not enter information into or manually manipulate the device or system while operating the vehicle.