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The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Oct. 7—Enforcement of Ohio's distracted driving law will is now in effect. The law, which was passed in January, allows drivers to be stopped by police solely for holding or using a cellphone ...
Drivers who receive a first-time citation for talking or texting on a cellphone in a non-hands free manner can face a minimum $162 fine, according to the CHP website.
Countries where using either a hand-held or hands-free phone while driving is illegal: United States – Laws regarding cell phone use while driving are set state by state. While no state bans the use of all cell phones for all adult drivers of non-commercial vehicles at all times , many states ban all cell phone use by young drivers and/or ...
Prohibits all drivers from using a cellphone or a stand-alone electronic device while driving unless it is being used in a hands-free mode. There are exceptions to the law, including emergency responders, people in an emergency situation or alerting first responders to an emergency situation or crime. First violation: $75 - $149
Ohio’s traffic laws made a pivotal change this year, and some new legislation could call for more change in the new year. In January, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a new distracted driving law , which ...
Drivers under 21 could soon be banned from talking on the phone in California, even if they’re using a hands-free device.
Oct. 5—Crashes have decreased in Ohio in the six months since the state passed a law increasing penalties for distracted driving, according to data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. During the ...