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Washington – Senate Bill 6345 Goes to Governor – Cell Phone Law Revisited
The State of Washington is in the process of “upgrading” the cell phone and text messaging law.
The original text messaging bill (EHB 1214) passed in 2007 went into effect on January 1st, 2008.
The other bill was cell phone related (ESSB 5037) and prohibited cell phone use while driving without the use of a hands free [...]
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California – Proposed Bill Would Raise Cell Phone Fine – House Bill 5182»Purpose: To increase the fine for operating a motor vehicle while using a hand-held mobile telephone or a mobile electronic device and to require that a portion of that fine be remitted to the town where the violation occurred.
That subsections (g) and (h) of section 14-296aa of the general statutes be amended to increase the [...]
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Indiana House Bill 1202 – Liability for use of school bus safety belts.»Provides that a school corporation or an employee of, volunteer for, or independent contractor who performs services for a school corporation is not liable for an injury to or the death of a passenger on a school bus equipped with safety belts if the passenger:
(1) was required to and instructed on the proper way to [...]
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Arizona Senate Bill 1165 – DUI License Suspension»If the test results show a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or if the results show a blood or breath alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more and the violator was driving or in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle or if the results show there is any drug defined [...]