| 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 |
Yes
(eff. 1/10) |
Primary |
|
<18
(eff. 1/10) |
Primary |
Yes
(eff. 1/10) |
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 (or <20) in rear-facing child safety seat; <40 lbs. in a child safety seat; >40 lbs. (and <4'9" or less than 8 years old) in safety system that elevates the child so that an adult seat belts fits properly |
>4'9"
|
$97 |
|
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 |
Legislative Concept Submitted |
Yes |
Yes |
Impoundment, Vehicle
Confiscation |
Mandatory upon reinstatement |
|
|
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 |
Midnight - 5 a.m. (w/ licensed pass. >25 exempt) |
First 6 mos.–no pass.<20; second 6 mos.–no more than 3 pass. <20* |
17 |
50
(100 w/out driver's ed.) |
|
Mature Driver Laws |
Length of Regular Renewal Cycle (Yrs.) |
Provisions for Mature Drivers |
|
8 |
Vision screening required every 8 yrs.
for >50 |
| Seat Belt Laws |
Type of Law |
Who is Covered
(Yrs.) |
In What Seat |
Maximum Fine
First Offense |
| Primary |
>8 or 4'9" |
All |
$97 |
|
Segway Laws |
Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths |
Permitted on Roads |
Helmets Required |
Minimum Age |
Pedestrian Laws Apply
|
Sidewalks and bicycle lanes and paths |
Yes on streets w/ speed limits up to 35 mph |
<16 |
16 |
Yes |
| Sobriety Checkpoint Laws |
Checkpoints
Conducted? |
Comments |
No |
Illegal under
state constitution |
|
Speed Limit Laws |
Rural Interstates |
Urban Interstates |
Other Limited
Access Roads |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
Cars
(mph) |
Trucks
(mph) |
| 65 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
|
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 |
Per-
mitted |
Red light |
Various |
Registered owner or driver, if identifiable |
Registered owner |
Photo-
graphs; digital images |
$355 max. |
Same as for traditional citation |
Owner not driver - owner must identify driver |
Not addressed |
| Various |
Speed |
Registered owner or driver, if identifiable |
Registered owner |
Photo-
graphs; digital images |
$355 max. |
Same as for traditional citation |
Not addressed |
Not addressed |
| Work Zone Speed Limit Laws |
Multiple of Original Fine |
Violations Affected |
Workers Must Be Present |
Fines Double |
Various |
No |
