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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.363A USE OF CELLULAR
1 2 TELEPHONE.
1 3 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person
1 4 shall not operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this
1 5 state while using a cellular telephone.
1 6 2. An operator of a motor vehicle shall have a one-minute
1 7 grace period on the receipt and transmission of cellular
1 8 telephone calls. If an operator's cellular telephone call
1 9 exceeds or the operator anticipates that a cellular telephone
1 10 call will exceed the one-minute grace period, the operator
1 11 shall either terminate the telephone call or pull the motor
1 12 vehicle off the highway and park the motor vehicle in such a
1 13 manner that does not violate any laws of this state.
1 14 3. The use of a cellular telephone by an operator of a
1 15 motor vehicle is not a violation of this section if the
1 16 operator uses the telephone to call a 911 emergency number.
1 17 4. For purposes of this section, "cellular telephone"
1 18 means a radio-link telephone that provides dial tone access to
1 19 a portable, mobile, or fixed location for which a charge is
1 20 levied. This section shall not restrict the use of a radio-
1 21 link telephone by any public safety agency as defined in
1 22 section 34.1.
1 23 EXPLANATION
1 24 This bill creates a new criminal offense for the use of a
1 25 cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle. A person
1 26 who operates a motor vehicle may use a cellular telephone but
1 27 must limit the call to one minute unless the call is for
1 28 emergency purposes. If the operator uses the phone for longer
1 29 than one minute, the operator must pull the motor vehicle off
1 30 the road and park to finish the call. The bill does not place
1 31 time constraints on a public safety agency's use or a
1 32 passenger's use of a cellular phone.
1 33 A person who violates this bill commits a simple
1 34 misdemeanor under Code chapter 321.
1 35 LSB 3294HH 77
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