Bill Text: AZ SB1277 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Texting while driving; transportation vehicles
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-02 - Referred to Senate TRANS Committee [SB1277 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2015-SB1277-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: texting while driving; transportation vehicles |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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SB 1277 |
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Introduced by Senator McGuire
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AN ACT
amending title 28, chapter 3, article 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 28-913; relating to the use of handheld wireless communication devices while driving.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 28, chapter 3, article 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 28-913, to read:
28-913. Handheld wireless communication device use while operating public transit, livery vehicles, taxis, limousines or buses; prohibition; exception
A. A person may not use a handheld wireless communication device to make or receive a telephone call, to engage in a telephone conversation or to manually write, send or read a written message while operating a vehicle for public transit, a livery vehicle, a taxi, a limousine or a bus.
B. This section does not apply to a person who dials the telephone number 911.
