| Cell Phone Driving Laws |
Handheld Ban |
All Cell Phone Ban |
Text Messaging Ban |
Enforcement |
Crash
Data
Collected |
Pre-
emption
Law |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
All Drivers |
School Bus Drivers |
Novice Drivers |
See footnote |
Yes |
See footnote |
Yes |
Covered under all driver ban |
Covered under all driver ban |
Secondary (primary for school bus) |
|
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 (or <20) in
rear-facing child safety seat; 1 - 3 (or 20 - 39) in forward-facing
child safety seat; 4 - 5 (or 40 - 60) in booster
seat |
6 -12 (or >60) |
$50 |
|
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 |
90 days |
After 30 days |
.15 |
Yes
(does not meet federal requirements) |
|
Vehicle confiscation |
Mandatory for all convictions |
Yes |
|
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 |
6 |
16 |
11 p.m. - 5 a.m. |
None |
17 |
35 |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
4 |
No mail renewal for >70 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
>13 |
Front |
$25 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle paths |
Yes on highways w/ speeds up to 35 mph |
|
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|
|
Sobriety Checkpoint Laws |
Checkpoints
Conducted? |
Comments |
|
Yes |
State Supreme Court
guidelines allow checkpoints |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
|
Speed and Red Light Cameras |
State Law |
Viola-
tions |
Loca-
tion |
Citation Issued to Whom |
Liability |
Image |
Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties |
Records/ Points/ Penalties |
Defenses |
Privacy |
| No state law, except to restrict reporting convictions on driving record |
Red light; speed |
Various |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
1.5X |
Speeding |
Yes |
