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- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S5120
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the use of portable electronic devices while driving
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would make it a primary offense for texting while driving. Currently, you can receive a ticket for texting while driving but you are not allowed to be pulled over for texting while driving.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 Subdivision 6 of section 1225-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 403 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: A violation of this section shall be a traffic infraction and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred fifty dollars.
Section 2 This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
Justification
There are so many deaths each year credited to the driver texting while driving. This bill will contribute to preventing drivers from texting while driving. 20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving
Prior legislative history
None.
Fiscal implications
None to the State
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become law.
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