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AL SB144
Bill
AI Summary
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Prohibits operating a motor vehicle on any public road, street, or highway in Alabama while using a wireless telecommunication device to write, send, or read text-based communications.
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Defines "wireless telecommunication device" as handheld cellular phones, text-messaging devices, personal digital assistants, and similar devices used for manual text input, excluding voice-operated devices that function without hands.
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Establishes graduated penalties: $25 for first violation, $50 for second violation, and $75 for third or subsequent violations; convictions count as two-point violations on driving records.
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Requires state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to maintain and report monthly statistics on traffic stops under this act broken down by minority groups to the Department of Public Safety.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, text messaging or operating a handheld wireless telecommunication device while operating a motor vehicle on public street, road, or highway prohibited, penalties, law enforcement agencies to report statistical information to Public Safety Department
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/9/2012