H.B. 48

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INATTENTIVE DRIVING AMENDMENTS
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Orville D. Carnahan
5 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; DEFINING INATTENTIVE DRIVING;
6 PROVIDING PENALTIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 41-6-154.25, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 41-6-154.25 is enacted to read:
12 41-6-154.25. Inattentive driving -- Defined -- Penalty.
13 (1) As used in this section "inattentive driving" means operating a motor vehicle on a
14 highway while using a telephone, two-way radio, computer, facsimile, compact disc, tape, or other
15 device which requires holding the device or portion of the device during the use.
16 (2) In addition to any other penalty, a person who causes a collision or accident due to
17 inattentive driving is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-6-98 2:41 PM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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