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AZ SB1334

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/22/2010

Primary Sponsor

Albert Melvin

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Origin

Senate

Forty-ninth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2010)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits operating a motor vehicle on a highway while using a handheld cellular telephone or personal digital assistant to write, send, or read written messages.

  • Exempts emergency vehicles, law enforcement officers performing duties, persons reading/entering phone numbers for calls, and vehicles not in motion and not in traffic lanes.

  • Establishes civil penalties of $50 for violations not involving accidents and $200 for violations involving motor vehicle accidents.

  • Provides a one-month warning period from January 1-31, 2011 during which law enforcement may only issue warnings for violations.

  • Takes effect December 31, 2010, and may be cited as the "No texting while driving act."

Legislative Description

Cellular telephone use; texting; driving

Last Action

Referred to House TI Committee

3/24/2010

Full Bill Text

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