Media
06-23-2019, 02:06 PM
Drivers cannot use their phones at all while driving.
Law enforcement officials can conduct a traffic stop based on probable cause that you are texting, emailing or instant messaging.
The exceptions are if you are:
Reporting an emergency
Using a device for navigation purposes
Receiving safety-related information
Conducting communication that does not require manual entry of multiple letters or numbers
Because the deputy is in one car and the driver in the other, the deputy cannot see exactly what the driver is using his phone to do.
According to the law, the driver does not have to surrender his phone to an officer — which means the deputy cannot establish that a violation of the law occurred.
Full letter:
https://www.heraldtribune.com/opinion/20190623/knight-texting-and-driving-law-problematic
Law enforcement officials can conduct a traffic stop based on probable cause that you are texting, emailing or instant messaging.
The exceptions are if you are:
Reporting an emergency
Using a device for navigation purposes
Receiving safety-related information
Conducting communication that does not require manual entry of multiple letters or numbers
Because the deputy is in one car and the driver in the other, the deputy cannot see exactly what the driver is using his phone to do.
According to the law, the driver does not have to surrender his phone to an officer — which means the deputy cannot establish that a violation of the law occurred.
Full letter:
https://www.heraldtribune.com/opinion/20190623/knight-texting-and-driving-law-problematic