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Map of hand -held cellphone bans INSURANCE RMTfUM • MTA INSTITUTE HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS Distracted driving Concern is mounting about the effects of phone use and texting while driving. Cellphones and texting April 2015 Talking on a hand -held cellphone while driving is banned in 14 states and the District of Columbia. The use of all cellphones by novice drivers is restricted in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Page I of 2 Text messaging is banned for all drivers in 45 states and the District of Columbia. In addition, novice drivers are banned from texting in three states (Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas). Many localities have enacted their own bans on cellphones or text messaging. In some but not all states, local jurisdictions need specific statutory authority to do so. In addition, most school bus drivers are banned from texting and using hand -held cellphones by state code, regulation or school district policy. The table and maps below show the states that have cellphone laws, whether they specifically ban text messaging, and whether they are enforced as primary or secondary laws. Under secondary laws, an officer must have some other reason to stop a vehicle before citing a driver for using a cellphone. Laws without this restriction are called primary. Table Map: hand-held bans Map: texting bans Map: young driver all cellphone bans Hover over map for more detail. t In Louisiana, all learner's permit holders, irrespective of age, and all intermediate license holders are prohibited from driving while using a hand -held cellphone. All drivers younger than 18 are prohibited from using any cellphone. All drivers, irrespective of age, issued a first driver's license are prohibited from using a cellphone for one year. The cellphone ban is secondary for novice drivers ages 18 and older. http: / /www.iihs.org /iihs/ topics / laws /cellphone laws /maphandheldcellbans 4/2/2015