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Cell Phone Driving Laws

Remember speaker or blue tube cell phones are just as dangerous despite the fact that there are now no laws against them.

June 2009

Current state cell phone driving law highlights include the following:

Handheld Cell Phone Bans for All Drivers: 5 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Washington), the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from talking on handheld cell phones while driving.
- With the exception of Washington State, these laws are all primary enforcement—an officer may ticket a driver for using a handheld cell phone while driving without any other traffic offense taking place.
All Cell Phone Bans: No state completely bans all types of cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) for all drivers, but many prohibit cell phone use by certain segments of the population.
- Novice Drivers: 21 states and the District of Columbia ban all cell use by novice drivers.
- School Bus Drivers: In 17 states and the District of Columbia, school bus drivers are prohibited from all cell phone use when passengers are present.
Text Messaging: 13 states and the District of Columbia now ban text messaging for all drivers.
- Novice Drivers: 10 states prohibit text messaging by novice drivers.
- School Bus Drivers: 2 states legally restrict school bus drivers from texting while driving.
Preemption Laws: 8 states have laws that prohibit local jurisdictions from enacting restrictions. In 6 other states, localities are allowed to ban cell phone use.

Some states, such as Utah and New Hampshire, treat cell phone use as a larger distracted driving issue.

Utah ^{considers speaking on a cellphone to be an offense only if a driver is also committing some other moving violation (other than speeding). State Handheld Ban All Cell Phone Ban Text Messaging Ban Enforcement Crash
Data
Collected Pre-
emption
Law
School Bus Drivers Novice Drivers All Drivers School Bus Drivers Novice Drivers
Alabama
Alaska Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary Yes
Arizona Yes Primary
Arkansas Yes <18
(18 - 20–
handheld only) Yes
(eff. 10/09) Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary
California Yes Yes <18 Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary Yes
Colorado <18 Yes
(eff. 12/09) Secondary Yes
Connecticut Yes Yes Learners Permit and <18 Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary Yes
Delaware Yes GDL GDL Yes
D.C. Yes Yes Learners Permit Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary
Florida Yes Yes
Georgia Yes Primary Yes
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois By jurisdiction Yes <19 Primary Yes
Indiana <18 <18 Yes
Iowa Yes
Kansas Learner or Intermediate License
(eff. 1/10) Learner or Intermediate License
(eff. 1/10)
Kentucky Yes Primary Yes
Louisiana ¹ See footnote Yes See footnote Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Secondary (primary for school bus) Yes
Maine <18 <18 Primary
Maryland <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License Yes
(eff. 10/09) Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Secondary (texting primary) Yes
Massachusetts By jurisdiction Yes Primary Yes
Michigan ² By jurisdiction See footnote Yes
Minnesota Yes Learner or Provisional License for 1st 12 mos. Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary Yes
Mississippi Learner or Provisional License
(eff. 7/09) Yes
Missouri
Montana Yes
Nebraska <18 w/ Learners or Provisional License <18 w/ Learners or Provisional License Secondary Yes
Nevada Yes Yes
New Hampshire ³
New Jersey Yes Yes <21 w/ GDL or Provisional License Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Primary Yes
New Mexico By jurisdiction and in State vehicles
New York Yes Primary Yes
North Carolina Yes <18 Yes <18 Primary Yes
North Dakota
Ohio By jurisdiction
Oklahoma Yes Yes
Oregon <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License <18 w/ Learner or Provisional License Secondary Yes Yes
Pennsylvania By jurisdiction Yes
Rhode Island Yes <18 Primary
South Carolina
South Dakota Yes
Tennessee Yes Learners Permit or Intermediate License Yes
(eff. 7/09) Primary Yes
Texas Yes, w/ passenger <17 Intermediate Stage, 1st 6 mos. Yes, w/ passenger <17 Intermediate Stage, 1st 6 mos. Primary Yes
Utah ⁴ See footnote Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Secondary Yes Yes
Vermont
Virgin Islands Yes No data Yes
Virginia Yes <18 Yes
(eff. 7/09) Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Secondary (primary for school bus) Yes
Washington Yes Yes Covered under all driver ban Covered under all driver ban Secondary Yes
West Virginia Learner or Intermediate Stage Learner or Intermediate Stage Secondary
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total 5 + D.C., Virgin Islands

By jurisdiction: 6 17 + D.C. 21 + D.C. 13 + D.C. 2 10 29 + Virgin Islands 8
1 During the 2008 legislative session, Louisiana passed 3 different cellphone laws addressing teen drivers. The governor signed all three. It is unclear whether both handheld and hands-free phone use is prohibited, or whether only handheld phone use is banned. All 3 laws prohibit text messaging.
2 In Michigan, teens with probationary licenses whose cell phone usage contributes to a traffic crash or ticket may not use a cell phone while driving.
3 Dealt with as a distracted driving issue; New Hampshire enacted a comprehensive distracted driving law.
4 Utah's law defines careless driving as committing a moving violation (other than speeding) while distracted by use of a handheld cellphone or other activities not related to driving. Sources: American Automobile Association (AAA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.}

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Cell Phone Driving Laws

June 2009

State

Handheld Ban

All Cell Phone Ban

Text Messaging Ban

Enforcement

Crash
Data
Collected

Pre-
emption
Law

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

All Drivers

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

New York defensive driving online course.

Never a test. Impossible to fail. Guaranteed. You must choose a NY State approved course to get the auto insurance discount and reduce points. Secure website. Fun course.

Cell Phone Driving Laws

June 2009

State

Handheld Ban

All Cell Phone Ban

Text Messaging Ban

Enforcement

CrashDataCollected

Pre-emptionLaw

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

All Drivers

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

Crash
Data
Collected

Pre-
emption
Law