| State |
Banned? |
Notes |
|
Alabama
|
No
|
|
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Alaska
|
No
|
|
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Arkansas
|
Partial
|
School bus drivers are banned from using a cell phone.
|
|
Arizona
|
Partial
|
A bill to introduce a ban was lost by a 4-3 vote in the Senate
Transportation Committee. Bus drivers are banned from using a cell
phone
|
|
California
|
Yes
|
Bill to introduce ban failed Feb 1998. Beginning Jan. 1, 2008,
violators face a US$20 fine for a first offense and a US$50 ticket for
subsequent infractions.
|
|
Colorado
|
No
|
Teens with restricted licenses are banned - but can only be stoped
for another violation first
|
|
Connecticut
|
Yes
|
Banned with effect from Oct. 2005 - teens are also forbidden from
using handsfree kits while moving
|
|
Delaware
|
No
|
A driver can already be prosecuted for "inattentive
driving" - which can include using a cell phone. Studies into the
issue have been requested
|
|
District of Columbia
|
Yes
|
Banned from July 2004
|
|
Florida
|
Partial
|
State Attorney General said that cities can set local regulations -
July 2001. Overturned by Governor Bush..
|
|
Georgia
|
Partial
|
School bus drivers banned from using cell phones while driving. DeKalb
County has fines when crashes can be attributed to driving while using
a cellphone.
|
|
Hawaii
|
Being debated
|
A bill has been introduced in Hawaii's
legislature by Sen. Joseph Souki, D-Wailuku-Waiehu.
|
|
Idaho
|
No
|
|
|
Illinois
|
Partial
|
School bus drivers are banned - Chicago has passed a bill banning
driving while using a phone, fines of US$50 per infraction.
|
|
Indiana
|
No
|
Ban proposed by State Sen. Rose Antich Carr - Jan 2004
|
|
Iowa
|
Being debated
|
|
|
Kansas
|
No
|
Bill to introduce ban failed in 2000
|
|
Kentucky
|
No
|
|
|
Louisiana
|
Being debated
|
Study into the effects of a ban underway
|
|
Maine
|
Partial
|
Minors and those on learner driving licenses may not use a cell
phone while driving
|
|
Maryland
|
No
|
Bill to ban dropped Feb. 2001. New proposal in the House, proposed
by Delegates Arnick and Mandel
|
|
Massachusetts
|
Partial
|
Bill for most users pending - but bus drivers already banned.
Drivers required to keep at least one hand on the steering wheel while
holding a phone.
|
|
Michigan
|
No
|
|
|
Minnesota
|
Partial
|
Teenagers and provisional drivers are banned - $100 fine plus
delays in license upgrades for offenders
|
|
Mississippi
|
No
|
Legislation prevents local councils enacting their own ban.
|
|
Missouri
|
No
|
|
|
Montana
|
No
|
|
|
Nebraska
|
No
|
Bill planned by State Sen. Jim Cudaback - Jan 2004
|
|
Nevada
|
No
|
State bill to introduce ban failed April 1999. Local bill in Clark
County also blocked Nov. 2001. Nevada state passed bill banning local
regulations, March 2003.
|
|
New Hampshire
|
Partial
|
Not explicitly banned, but you can be prosecuted if using a
cellphone when involved in an driving accident.
|
|
New Jersey
|
Yes
|
Banned from July 2004 - the fine is up to US$250
|
|
New Mexico
|
Partial
|
Being debated - local ban in the city of Santa Fe
|
|
New York
|
Yes
|
Ban effective from Nov. 2001
|
|
North Carolina
|
Being debated
|
Study into the effects of cell phone usage while driving being
carried out.
|
|
North Dakota
|
Being debated
|
Bill proposed by Sen. Harvey Tallackson, D-Grafton, Feb 2005
|
|
Ohio
|
Partial
|
The City of Cleveland is discussing a ban. Ban in place in
Brooklyn.
|
|
Oklahoma
|
No
|
Bill to introduce ban failed in May 1999. Legislation prevents
local councils enacting their own ban.
|
|
Oregon
|
No
|
A new bill enacted in Jan 2002 forbids the local governments from
implementing their own cell phone ban.
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
Partial
|
Local cities have their own laws - state legislation pending
|
|
Rhode Island
|
No
|
Governor Almond rejected a ban - July 2001. School buses are banned
from using a cell phone. Proposal for a ban being debated, April 2004.
|
|
South Carolina
|
No
|
|
|
South Dakota
|
No
|
|
|
Tennessee
|
Partial
|
School buses are banned from using a cell phone
|
|
Texas
|
No
|
Senate Bill 154 proposed. If passed would come into effect from
2008. A previous attempt in 2005 failed
|
|
Utah
|
No
|
Bill to introduce ban failed March 1998. Highland city planning a
ban - Feb 2005
|
|
Vermont
|
No
|
|
|
Virginia
|
Partial
|
Bill banning minors passed Jan 2005. Bill banning 16-17yr olds with
conditional licenses passed March 2007
|
|
Washington
|
No
|
Bill to introduce ban failed Jan 2001. New laws proposed Q1 2005
|
|
West Virginia
|
No
|
Bill proposed in 1999, but never debated
|
|
Wisconsin
|
No
|
Bill to introduce ban failed in April 1998. Bill to ban younger
drivers only being debated.
|
|
Wyoming
|
No
|
Bill proposed by Rep. Floyd Esquibel but not debated
|
