| Cell Phone Driving Laws |
Hand-
held Ban |
Enforce-
ment
|
All Cell Phone Ban |
Text Messaging Ban |
Crash
Data
Col-
lected |
Pre-
emption
Law |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
Enforce-
ment |
All Drivers |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
Enforce-
ment |
| |
|
|
<18
(eff. 12/09) |
Primary |
Yes
(eff. 12/09) |
Covered under all driver ban |
Primary |
Yes |
|
|
Child Passenger Safety Laws |
Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.) |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| <1 (and <20) in rear-facing infant seat; 1 - 3 (and 20 - 40) in forward-facing child safety seat; 4 - 5 (and <55") in booster seat |
6 - 17 (or >55") |
$82 |
|
Drug Impaired Driving Laws |
Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body) |
DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training) |
| |
Yes |
| Drunk Driving Laws |
Admin. License
Suspension
on
First Offense |
Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension |
Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concen-
tration (BAC) |
Open Container Laws |
Repeat Offender Laws |
Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions |
Ignition Inter-
locks |
Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity |
| 3 months |
Yes |
.17 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Highly incentivized for all conviction |
|
|
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws |
Learner Stage |
Intermediate Stage |
Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis) |
Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.) |
Min. Duration
(Mos.) |
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt) |
15 (w/ driver's ed., classroom & behind-the-wheel course)
15 / 6 (w/ defensive driving course)
16 (w/out driver's ed.) |
12 |
16 |
Midnight - 5 a.m. |
First 6 mos.–no pass. <21; second 6 mos.–no more than one pass. <21*
(secondarily enforced) |
17 |
50 (10) |
| Helmet Laws |
Motorcyclists |
Bicyclists |
All Helmet Law |
Partial Law |
All Helmet Law Repealed |
| |
<18 if they are operating or riding with another operator under 18 |
1977 |
|
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
| 10 |
Renewal every
5 yrs. for >61; no electronic renewal for >66; >66 renewing by mail must have licensed physician or optometrist certify passage of vision exam given within the prior six months |
|
Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Secondary |
>18 |
Front |
$72 |
| Segway Laws |
| Has not yet enacted legislation affirmatively permitting Segway use on public ways. |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 75 |
75 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Violations |
Location |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Traditional Enforcement Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
| Permitted |
Any violation (except speed) |
Various |
Registered owner |
Driver |
Tag and driver |
$111 (includes 4 points and $11 surcharge) |
$75 for red light |
Driver not owner |
Not addressed |
| Speed |
Various construction zones, school zones, residential areas or adjacent to municipal park |
Registered owner |
Driver |
Tag and driver |
$39 (includes 4 points and surcharge) |
$40 max. ($80 in school zones); no points or record; warning only for 1st offense if w/in 10 mph of limit |
Driver not owner |
Not addressed |
|
Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
| Double |
Speeding |
No |
