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State [Let Insure.com help you find affordable car insurance now.] |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
Texting Ban? |
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Hand-Held Ban? |
All Cell Phone Ban? |
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Alabama |
no |
no |
no |
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Alaska |
no |
no |
yes |
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Arizona |
no |
School bus drivers |
no |
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Arkansas |
Drivers ages 18 through 20 |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
yes |
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California |
yes |
School and transit bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
yes |
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Colorado |
no |
Drivers younger than 18 (eff. 12/2009) |
yes |
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Connecticut |
yes |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
yes |
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Delaware |
no |
School bus drivers; learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
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District of Columbia |
yes |
School bus drivers; learner's permit holders |
yes |
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Florida |
no |
no |
no |
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Georgia |
no |
School bus drivers |
no |
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Hawaii |
no |
no |
no |
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Idaho |
no |
no |
no |
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Illinois |
Drivers in construction and school speed zones (eff. 1/2010) |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 19; learner's permit holders younger than 19 |
yes (eff. 1/2010) |
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Indiana |
no |
Drivers younger than 18 |
Drivers younger than 18 |
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Iowa |
no |
no |
no |
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Kansas |
no |
Learners permit and intermediate license holders (eff. 01/2010) |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders (eff. 1/2010) |
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Kentucky |
no |
School bus drivers |
no |
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Louisiana |
Drivers issued a first driver's license, for one year (eff. 04/2010) |
School bus drivers; drivers issued a first driver's license, for one year (eff. 04/2010) |
yes |
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Maine |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
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Maryland |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
yes |
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Massachusetts |
By jurisdiction |
School bus drivers |
no |
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Michigan |
By jurisdiction |
no |
no |
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Minnesota |
no |
School bus drivers; learner's permit holders and provisional license holders, for one year |
yes |
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Mississippi |
no |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
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Missouri |
no |
no |
Drivers 21 and younger |
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Montana |
no |
no |
no |
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Nebraska |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18 |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18 |
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Nevada |
no |
no |
no |
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New Hampshire |
no |
no |
yes (eff. 1/2010) |
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New Jersey |
yes |
School bus drivers; learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
yes |
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New Mexico |
By jurisdiction |
no |
no |
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New York |
yes |
no |
yes |
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North Carolina |
no |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
no |
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North Dakota |
no |
no |
no |
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Ohio |
By jurisdiction |
no |
no |
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Oklahoma |
no |
no |
no |
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Oregon |
yes (eff. 01/2010) |
Drivers younger than 18 (eff. 01/2010) |
yes (eff. 1/2010) |
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Pennsylvania |
By jurisdiction |
no |
no |
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Rhode Island |
no |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
no |
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South Carolina |
no |
no |
no |
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South Dakota |
no |
no |
no |
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Tennessee |
no |
School bus drivers; learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
yes |
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Texas |
Drivers in school crossing zones |
Bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders, for one year |
Bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders, for one year; drivers in school crossing zones |
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Utah |
yes |
no |
yes |
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Vermont |
no |
no |
no |
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Virginia |
no |
School bus drivers; drivers younger than 18 |
yes |
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Washington |
yes |
no |
yes |
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West Virginia |
no |
Drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license |
Drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license |
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Wisconsin |
no |
no |
no |
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Wyoming |
no |
no |
no |
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