Hand Held Cell Phone Usage Banned While Driving

California:
Hand-Held Devices: Banned (as of 7/2008)
All drivers must use a hands free device**** (except for emergencies, and drivers of emergency response vehicles)
Commercial vehicle drivers exempted from requirement until 2011.
Bus Drivers: Banned (including transit operators)
Novice Restrictions: 18 and Under (as of July 2008)
Enforcement: Primary
An officer in California can stop a person, regardless of age, holding a cellphone and talking on it, but they may not use checkpoints to enforce the all cell ban for drivers younger than 18.
Fines: $20 for a first offense; $50 for subsequent infractions

~Tina Jan~
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