california cell phone law

In 2008 six new laws, in effect driving, aimed specifically at minors, the mobile phone and SMS usage by drivers. Some of the new laws are secondary enforcement laws, which can not be enforced unless the driver is a primary law such as speeding, reckless driving or with a red light. All new laws are exceptions for emergencies, the reporting of illegal activities and the use of officials of public safety.

California has two new driving laws, based on hands-free cell phone use and minors. The first law is Senate Bill 1613 and come into force on 1 July 2008. The new driving law prohibits the use of a wireless telephone while driving unless a hands-free device is used as a speak and be heard. The other new California driving law Senate Bill 33rd This law prohibits drivers under age 18 from using a wireless phone or a wireless device while operating a motor vehicle. Unlike the other new California driving law, there are no exceptions for hands-free devices.

Illinois also has two new laws, the trip will take effect on 1 January 2008. One of the new laws is Senate Bill 140th This law prohibits drivers under the age of 19 from using any type of handheld communication device such as a cell phone or text messaging device while operating a motor vehicle. The other new law falls under the same bill and prohibits school bus drivers from using a mobile phone while on the bus transporting children to and from school.

Nebraska has their first cell phone laws, which in effect on 1 January 2008. Legislative Bill 415 prohibits drivers under 18 years of wireless communication with a device while driving. This law includes personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones or mobile phones, messaging devices, audio-video player, send or receive, and laptop computers. This law is a secondary enforcement law.

New Jersey has adopted a hands-free law since 2004, but in November 2007 the law was changed, from a secondary enforcement law to a primary law. This means that a driver who violates the hands-free cellphone law may be drawn, and tickets only on the basis of a cell phone without a handsfree device. The amendment also prohibits text-messaging while driving. The text messaging is part of the bill take effect on 3 March, 2008.

Oregon has passed a new law that, with effect from 1 January 2008. Oregon House Bill 2872 prohibits drivers under age 18 from using any type of mobile communication device while they are operating a motor vehicle. The Act includes text-messaging device and not an exception for hands-free devices. The Act includes drivers under 18 and driving with a provisional license, student or a special instruction permit. This new law is only enforceable as a second offensive.

Washington has two new driving laws that affect mobile phone and text messaging. The text-messaging ban at the beginning of the 1st January 2008. The new law will EHB 1214, and it prohibits the use of an electronic wireless communications device to send, read or write an SMS message. The other new law is ESSB 5037th This new driving law come into force on 1 July, 2008 and prohibits drivers from the wireless communication device to the ear. There are exceptions for tow truck drivers, emergency vehicles and talk in hands-free mode. The two new laws in Washington State are secondary enforcement laws. If you have tickets for text messaging, the violation is not part of the driving record and the particulars of the insurance or the employer.

Steve Thomas is the webmaster of http://www.drivinglaws.org a website containing information about the hand-driving laws in the United States.