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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.363A USE OF CELLULAR
1 2 TELEPHONE IN PARKING LOT.
1 3 1. Except as provided in this section, a person shall not
1 4 operate a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone in a
1 5 congested parking lot which is accessible to the public
1 6 without charge or which is accessible to customers or invitees
1 7 of a business or facility without charge. As used in this
1 8 subsection, "parking lot" includes access roads, drives,
1 9 lanes, aisles, entrances, and exits to and from a parking lot
1 10 described in this subsection.
1 11 2. The use of a cellular telephone by an operator of a
1 12 motor vehicle is not a violation of this section if the
1 13 operator uses the cellular telephone to call a 911 or other
1 14 emergency number.
1 15 3. For purposes of this section, "cellular telephone"
1 16 means a radio-link telephone that provides dial tone access to
1 17 a portable, mobile, or fixed location for which a charge is
1 18 levied.
1 19 4. This section does not restrict the use of a radio-link
1 20 telephone by a public safety agency as defined in section
1 21 34.1.
1 22 EXPLANATION
1 23 This bill creates a new criminal offense for the use of a
1 24 cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a
1 25 congested parking lot, as described in the bill, unless the
1 26 call is for emergency purposes. The bill does not restrict
1 27 the use of a cellular telephone in a motor vehicle by a public
1 28 safety agency or a passenger.
1 29 A person who violates this bill commits a simple
1 30 misdemeanor under Code chapter 321.
1 31 LSB 5931HH 78
1 32 nh/as/5
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