Document Type
Peach Sheet
Abstract
The Act prohibits all drivers from using text-based communications while operating a motor vehicle on any public highway in the state. The Act provides for acceptable text-based communications for public safety workers and similarly situated individuals, as well as for all drivers in certain circumstances. A violator of the Act’s provisions is subject to a fine of $150 and an assessment of one point on the violator’s driver’s license. The Act prohibits any driver under the age of eighteen who has an instruction permit or Class D license from using a cellular phone while operating a motor vehicle. It provides certain exceptions for safety reasons. The Act imposes a $150 fine and one point assessment on the violator’s license for each offense. If the minor driver is involved in an accident at the time of a violation of this Act, the fine is doubled.
Recommended Citation
Georgia State University Law Review,
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC Uniform Rules of the Road,
27
Ga. St. U. L. Rev.
(2010).
Available at:
https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol27/iss1/9