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The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
Florida moved first in the summer of 2023 by passing a law requiring all schools to prohibit cellphone use during school days, prohibiting social media use on schools' internet, and requiring that ...
United States – Laws regarding cell phone use while driving are set state by state. While no state bans the use of all cell phones for all adult drivers of non-commercial vehicles at all times, many states ban all cell phone use by young drivers and/or commercial drivers. Many states have a combination of bans of texting and hand-held cell ...
In 2023, Florida passed House Bill 379 (H.B. 379), which bans cell phone use by students during instructional time. The law also mandates that teachers designate a specific area for students to place their phones during class.
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Florida, Louisiana, Indiana and several other states have passed laws aimed at restricting student phone use at school. “This new law will help students focus on academics, social development ...
House Bill 8 prohibits drivers from using electronic devices with a visual display (e.g. televisions or computers) while driving. The law does not specify cell phones, though it can be interpreted this way, and is seen as a ban on texting and driving. HB 255 was signed into law May 11, 2012, and specifically targets "cell phone texting".
Cellular service in the Florida Keys was interrupted and unavailable to many customers Thursday afternoon due to a cut fiber line, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.