California Vehicle Code Section 23123:
Hand Held Wireless Telephone Prohibited Use
Hand-Held Wireless Telephone: Prohibited Use
23123. (a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone unless that telephone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free listening and talking, and is used in that manner while driving.
(b) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a base fine of twenty dollars ($20) for a first offense and fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense.
(c) This section does not apply to a person using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity.
(d) This section does not apply to an emergency services professional using a wireless telephone while operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 165, in the course and scope of his or her duties.
(e) This section does not apply to a person driving a schoolbus or transit vehicle that is subject to Section 23125.
(f) This section does not apply to a person while driving a motor vehicle on private property.
(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
If you or someone you know has been injured or killed in California by a distracted driver using a cell phone for talking or texting, call the
Law Offices of Glotzer & Sweat, LLP (Toll Free Statewide Number: 866-229-10101)
(Offices in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Palmdale/Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, Encino/Sherman Oaks and the San Fernando Valley, Glendale/Pasadena, West Covina, Ontario (Riverside/San Bernardino and Inland Empire), San Diego, Chula Vista and Orange County, California). We represent injured victims of distracted cell phone drivers throughout California.
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(c) This section does not apply to a person using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity.
(d) This section does not apply to an emergency services professional using a wireless telephone while operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 165, in the course and scope of his or her duties.
(e) This section does not apply to a person driving a schoolbus or transit vehicle that is subject to Section 23125.
(f) This section does not apply to a person while driving a motor vehicle on private property.
(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
If you or someone you know has been injured or killed in California by a distracted driver using a cell phone for talking or texting, call the
Law Offices of Glotzer & Sweat, LLP (Toll Free Statewide Number: 866-229-10101)
(Offices in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Palmdale/Lancaster and the Antelope Valley, Encino/Sherman Oaks and the San Fernando Valley, Glendale/Pasadena, West Covina, Ontario (Riverside/San Bernardino and Inland Empire), San Diego, Chula Vista and Orange County, California). We represent injured victims of distracted cell phone drivers throughout California.
http://www.victimslawyer.com
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