Table 2-24: State Laws on Distracted Driving: February 2013
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
| State | Ban on Hand-held Devices | Ban on Text Messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | no | yes |
| Alaska | no | yes |
| Arizona | no | no |
| Arkansas | no | yes |
| California | yes | yes |
| Colorado | no | yes |
| Connecticut | yes | yes |
| Delaware | yes | yes |
| District of Columbia | yes | yes |
| Florida | no | yes |
| Georgia | no | yes |
| Hawaii | yes | yes |
| Idaho | no | yes |
| Illinois | no | yes |
| Indiana | no | yes |
| Iowa | no | yes |
| Kansas | no | yes |
| Kentucky | no | yes |
| Louisiana | no | yes |
| Maine | no | yes |
| Maryland | yes | yes |
| Massachusetts | no | yes |
| Michigan | no | yes |
| Minnesota | no | yes |
| Mississippi | no | no |
| Missouri | no | no |
| Montana | no | no |
| Nebraska | no | yes |
| Nevada | yes | yes |
| New Hampshire | no | yes |
| New Jersey | yes | yes |
| New Mexico1 | no | no |
| New York | yes | yes |
| North Carolina | no | yes |
| North Dakota | no | yes |
| Ohio | no | yes |
| Oklahoma | no | no |
| Oregon | yes | yes |
| Pennsylvania | no | yes |
| Rhode Island | no | yes |
| South Carolina | no | no |
| South Dakota | no | no |
| Tennessee | no | yes |
| Texas | no | no |
| Utah | no | yes |
| Vermont | no | yes |
| Virginia | no | yes |
| Washington | yes | yes |
| West Virginia | yes | yes |
| Wisconsin | no | yes |
| Wyoming | no | yes |
| Total | 12 | 42 |
1Hand-held ban for drivers with in state vehicles.
NOTES: The totals are the sum of the individual state's data. In Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio, secondary enforcement is applied to texting while driving. The term "secondary enforcement" means that motorists must be stopped for another violation before they can be cited for texting or using a mobile phone.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Distraction.gov, available at www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/state-laws.html as of July 2013.