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Arizona Cell Phone Laws
Arizona 2010 Update
Text Messaging Ban Passes Senate
March 23rd Update - The Arizona Senate has approved Arizona Senate Bill 1334 a text messaging bill that would prohibit a driver who is operating a motor vehicle from using a cell phone or a personal digital assistant to Read, Write or Send Text Messages.
There are exceptions for emergency situations and law enforcement.
A violation would be considered a nonmoving civil traffic violation with a fine of $50.
If the person were involved in a motor vehicle accident they would be subject to a fine of $200.
The Bill now move on to the Arizona House for further consideration.
In the State of Arizona there are a few new pieces of legislation concerning Cell Phone and Text Messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
Arizona House Bill 2656 - Class G License Holder Cell Phone Use Restriction
A class G licensee shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway while using a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant.
If a licensee is found responsible for violating subsection F of this section, the department shall extend the restriction period prescribed by subsection D or E of this section for at least six months.
Arizona House Bill 2655 - Adds Distracted driving to Statute
A. A person shall not operate a motor vehicle on a highway while the person is distracted in any manner.
B. A law enforcement officer may issue a citation to a person for a violation of this section if the officer believes the distracted driving is hazardous to public safety.
In 2007 Phoenix, Arizona became one of the first cities to ban text messaging while driving.
Other cities around Arizona are considering their options on either banning cell phones completely or instituting hands-free legislation.
In 2008 and 2009 there were many bills introduced, relating to distracted driving, text-messaging and cell phone while driving.
Distracted Driving - Arizona House Bill 2734 (Tobin)
Cell Phone Use While Driving - Arizona House Bill 2414 (Garcia)
Cellular Telephones - Arizona House Bill 2398 and 2397 (Farley)
Text Messaging - Arizona House Bill 2396 (Farley)
Cellular Telephone Use While Driving - Arizona House Bill 2191 (Farley)
These bills all failed and we will see similar bills emerging in Arizona for the next session.
Mirroring legislation across the United States, Arizona is likely to have this legislation resurrected and potentially be brought forward to the voters.
The issue will continue to be debated from both sides throughout the course of the legislative process.
If a new bill does make it the voters, one indicator of how the vote might swing is that approximately 87% of Arizona drivers had favored the statewide ban on text messaging.
Recently there has been some high profile deaths due to inattentive drivers using text-messaging devices and cell-phones and hopefully Arizona will have a chance to let the voters decide decide in the election of 2008.
We will post updates as they become available.
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