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Georgia Driving and Cell Phone Laws
2009 News - Three new distracted driving bills are currently (April, 2009) working their way through the legislative process in Georgia. These bills relate to Cell Phone, Text-Messaging and the related penalties if the bills are turned into law. Currently House Bill 23 is in the Senate and is the farthest along in the legislative process. The following information was gathered from the NCSL website. House Bill 19 - Relates to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to add a points penalty for the use of cellular, hands-free, or mobile telephones or other wireless communication devices under certain circumstances, changes certain provisions related to exercising due care in operating a motor vehicle and the proper use of radios and mobile telephones, provides for definitions, provides for a penalty. House Bill 21 - Relates to driver licenses, so as to prohibit the use of cellular, hands-free, or mobile telephones by holders of instruction permits and Class D licenses, adds a points penalty for the unlawful use of cellular, hands-free, or mobile telephones by holders of instruction permits and Class D licenses. House Bill 23 - Relates to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to change certain provisions relating to suspension or revocation of the licenses of habitually negligent or dangerous drivers and the point system, changes certain provisions relating to driver exercise of due care, prohibits use of cell phones by persons under 18 years of age while operating a motor vehicle, prohibits the practice of text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
The Cell Phone Law e-RumorGeorgia has fallen victim to the recent 2007 spate of e-Rumors that are plaguing Texas and Florida . The current email is being distributed and forwarded by good-willed Georgians to notify friends and family of the impending driving laws in Georgia. The only real cell-phone law in Georgia is House Bill 612. This bill prohibits drivers of a school bus from using a cellular phone or other communication devices while there are one or more children or other passengers on the school bus. There has been an email that has been circulating around Georgia that has the following text. There is no truth to the following rumor of laws or fines to the Georgia community. If you receive an email with content similar to the text below notify the person forwarding the email that this information is false. THIS text is an example of the HOAX or e-Rumor that has been passed around the Internet. THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE EMAIL HOAX 1. Carpool lane 1st time $1068.50 starting 7/1/07 (The $271 posted on the highway is old). Don't do it again because 2nd time is going to be double.3rd time triple, and 4th time license suspended. 6. Passengers over 18 not in their seatbelts - both passengers and drivers get tickets. END OF HOAX. More Information Georgia's Hands-Free Driving LawHere is the State of Georgia's government website that has information regarding Georgia's cell-phone driving law. State Website- Information on Georgia's Cell-Phone Driving Law Other Georgia Information on This Website |
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