Bill Text: MS SB2217 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Texting while driving; constitutes careless driving.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee [SB2217 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2013-SB2217-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2013 Regular Session

To: Judiciary, Division B; Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) Tollison

Senate Bill 2217

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-1213, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CONSTITUTES CARELESS DRIVING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 63-3-1213, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     63-3-1213.  Any person who drives any vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corner, traffic and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances is guilty of careless driving. Careless driving shall be considered a lesser offense than reckless driving.  It shall be a rebuttable presumption that a person who texts while driving is in violation of this section.

     Every person convicted of careless driving shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.

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