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| State |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
| Hand Held Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
| Alabama |
no |
no |
| Alaska |
no |
no |
| Arizona |
no |
School bus drivers |
| Arkansas |
no |
School bus drivers |
| California |
yes (eff. 7/1/08) |
School and transit bus drivers |
| Colorado |
no |
Learner's permit holders |
| Connecticut |
yes (eff. 10/1/05) |
Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers (eff. 10/1/05) |
| Delaware |
no |
School bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
| District of Columbia |
yes |
School bus drivers and learner's permit holders |
| Florida |
no |
no |
| State |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
| Hand Held Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
| Georgia |
no |
no |
| Hawaii |
no |
no |
| Idaho |
no |
no |
| Illinois |
By jurisdiction |
Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers |
| Indiana |
no |
no |
| Iowa |
no |
no |
| Kansas |
no |
no |
| Kentucky |
no |
no |
| Louisiana |
no |
no |
| Maine |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
| State |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
| Hand Held Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
| Maryland |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
| Massachusetts |
By jurisdiction |
School bus drivers |
| Michigan |
By jurisdiction |
no |
| Minnesota |
no |
Learner's permit holders and provisional license holders during the first 12 months after licensing (eff. 1/1/2006) |
| Mississippi |
no |
no |
| Missouri |
no |
no |
| Montana |
no |
no |
| Nebraska |
no |
no |
| Nevada |
no |
no |
| New Hampshire |
no |
no |
| State |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
| Hand Held Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
| New Jersey |
yes |
School bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
| New Mexico |
By jurisdiction |
no |
| New York |
yes |
no |
| North Carolina |
no |
Drivers younger than 18 (eff. 12/1/06) |
| North Dakota |
no |
no |
| Ohio |
By jurisdiction |
no |
| Oklahoma |
no |
no |
| Oregon |
no |
no |
| Pennsylvania |
By jurisdiction |
no |
| Rhode Island |
no |
School bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 |
| State |
Cell Phone Restrictions |
| Hand Held Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
| South Carolina |
no |
no |
| South Dakota |
no |
no |
| Tennessee |
no |
School bus drivers and learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
| Texas |
no |
Bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders for first six months |
| Utah |
no |
no |
| Vermont |
no |
no |
| Virginia |
no |
no |
| Washington |
no |
no |
| West Virginia |
no |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders (eff. 6/9/06) |
| Wisconsin |
no |
no |
| Wyoming |
no |
no |
Some info provided by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety |
