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Senate 3rd Reading Amendments 2-25-2010 rd/sch

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Senate 3rd Reading Amendments 2-24-2010 rd/sch
This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 11:28 AM by rday. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:09 PM by rday. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM by rday. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:58 PM by lerror. -->              1
    
WIRELESS TELEPHONE USE RESTRICTION

             2     
FOR MINORS IN VEHICLES

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Ross I. Romero

             6     
House Sponsor: Phil Riesen

             7     

             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Motor Vehicles Code by amending provisions relating to driving
             11      by a person younger than 18 years of age.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    prohibits a person younger than 18 years of age from using a wireless telephone
             15      while operating a motor vehicle;
             16          .    provides exceptions to the wireless telephone prohibition;
             17          .    provides penalties for violating the wireless telephone prohibition;
             18          .    provides that a violation is a reportable violation; S. [ and ] .S
             19          . S. [     requires ] prohibits .S the Driver License Division S. [ to assess ] from
             19a      assessing .S points against a person's driving        
             20      record for being convicted of violating the wireless telephone prohibition S. ; and
             20a          .     provides that enforcement for a violation of the prohibition on using a wireless
             20b      telephone while operating a motor vehicle shall only be as a secondary action when the vehicle
             20c      has been detained for a suspected violation of certain offenses .S .
             21      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      ENACTS:


             27          41-8-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953



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Senate 3rd Reading Amendments 2-24-2010 rd/sch
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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 41-8-4 is enacted to read:
             31          41-8-4. Operation of a vehicle by a person under 18 -- Use of wireless telephones
             32      prohibited -- Exceptions -- Penalty.
             33          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person younger than 18 years of age,
             34      whether a resident or nonresident of this state, may not use a wireless telephone while
             35      operating a motor vehicle upon a highway of this state.
             36          (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a person younger than 18 years of age from using a
             37      wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle:
             38          (a) during a medical emergency;
             39          (b) when reporting a safety hazard or requesting assistance relating to a safety hazard;
             40      S. [ or ] .S
             41          (c) when reporting a criminal activity or requesting assistance relating to a criminal
             42      activity S. ; or
             42a          (d) when communicating with a parent or legal guardian .S .
             43          (3) H. [ (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a ] A .H person who violates this
             43a      section is
             44      guilty of an infraction.
             45           H. [ (b) A person who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if:
             46          (i) the person is involved in a motor vehicle accident; and
             47          (ii) the motor vehicle accident described in Subsection (3)(b)(i) is a proximate result of
             48      the person's negligent operation of the motor vehicle due to a violation of this section.
] .H

             49          (4) (a) A violation of this section is a reportable violation as defined under Section
             50      53-3-102 .
             51          (b) Upon receiving a record of conviction under this section, the Driver License
             52      Division S. [ shall ] may not .S assess points against the driving record of the person
             52a      S. [ convicted in accordance
             53      with
] who violates this section under .S
Section 53-3-221 .
             53a      S. (5) Enforcement of this section by a state or local law enforcement officer shall be only as a
             53b      secondary action when the vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation by any person in
             53c      the vehicle of Title 41, Motor Vehicles, other than this section, or for another offense. .S





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