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Home > Bluetooth Headsets > In-Vehicle Usage Cell Phone Laws

In-Vehicle Usage Cell Phone Laws as of September 2009
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  • Five states (California, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington) and the District of Columbia have enacted a jurisdiction-wide ban on driving while talking on a handheld cellular phone. Washington state has also enacted a jurisdiction-wide ban on text messaging while driving.
  • Six states (Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) allow localities to ban cell phone use. Localities that have enacted restrictions on cell phone use include: Chicago, IL; Brookline, MA; Detroit, MI; Santa Fe, NM; Brooklyn, North Olmstead and Walton Hills, OH; and Conshohocken, Lebanon and West Conshohocken, PA.
  • Eight states (Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Utah) prohibit localities from banning cell phone use.
  • Thirteen states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Texas) and DC prohibit the use of all cellular phones while driving a school bus.
  • Fifteen states (Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia) and DC restrict the use of cellular phones by young drivers.
  • All but seven states with cell phone bans have primary enforcement laws. New Jersey's ban is a secondary enforcement law for everyone except school bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders. Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia have secondary enforcement laws. Secondary enforcement laws may only be enforced when a driver has been stopped for another infraction. Utah's law defines careless driving as committing a moving violation (other than speeding) while distracted by use of a hand held cell phone or other activities not related to driving.

State Cell phone restrictions
Hand-held Ban All cell phone ban
Alabama no no
Alaska installation of televisions, monitors, portable computers and similar devices in motor vehicles no
Arizona Text Messaging Prohibited School bus drivers
Arkansas Text Messaging Prohibited (eff. 10/1/09) School bus drivers, Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18
California yes,
Text Messaging Prohibited
School and transit bus drivers
Colorado yes (eff. 12/1/09) Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, school bus drivers (eff. 12/1/09)
Connecticut yes Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers
Delaware no School bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders
District of Columbia yes School bus drivers and learner's permit holders
Florida no no
Georgia no School bus drivers
Hawaii no no
Idaho no no
Illinois By jurisdiction Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 19, and school bus drivers
Indiana no no
Iowa no no
Kansas no no
Kentucky no School bus drivers and drivers younger than 18
Louisiana Text Messaging Prohibited Novice drivers with a Class "E" learner's license, drivers younger than 18, first time license holder, school bus driver
Maine no Learner's permit and intermediate license holders
Maryland Text Messaging Prohibited Learner's permit with age younger than 18 and intermediate license holders with age younger than 18 (eff. 10/1/09)
Massachusetts By jurisdiction School bus drivers
Michigan By jurisdiction no
Minnesota Text Messaging Prohibited Learner's permit holders and provisional license holders during the first 12 months after licensing
Mississippi no no
Missouri no no
Montana no no
Nebraska no Provisional, LPE-learner's permit, and school permits license holders younger than 18 may not use a cell phone or other wireless communication device
Nevada no no
New Hampshire no no
New Jersey yes,
Text Messaging Prohibited
School bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders
New Mexico By jurisdiction By jurisdiction
New York yes no
North Carolina Text Messaging Prohibited Drivers younger than 18, school bus drivers
North Dakota no no
Ohio By jurisdiction no
Oklahoma no no
Oregon no Drivers younger than 18 with a provisional drivers license, a special student driver permit, or a instruction driver permit
Pennsylvania By jurisdiction no
Rhode Island no Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers
South Carolina no no
South Dakota no no
Tennessee Text Messaging Prohibited School bus drivers, learner's permit and intermediate license holders
Texas Text Messaging Prohibited Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers while minor passengers are present
Utah yes,
Text Messaging Prohibited
no
Vermont no no
Virginia Text Messaging Prohibited Drivers younger than 18 with a learner's permit
Washington yes,
text messaging prohibited
no
West Virginia no Learner's permit and intermediate license holders (eff. 6/9/06)
Wisconsin no no
Wyoming no no
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