9946-09 Amend Chapter 20, Inclusion of new article 13 - regulations on the use of handheld mobile telephones

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Telecommunication Devices in School Crossing Zone Ordinance Page 3 (6) SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE means a part of a roadway distinctly indicated for crossing by children on the way to or from school by lines or other markings on the surface of the roadway or by signs.l (7) TEXT MESSAGE means a two -way communication (whether real -time or asynchronous) in which data (composed in whole or in part of text, numbers, images, or symbols) is sent, entered, or received by a method other than by voice and transmitted through either a short message service (SMS) or a computer network. The term does not include a communication transmitted through a global positioning or navigation system. (8) TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE means an electronic or digital telecommunications device or digital telecommunications device as addressed in Indiana Code § 9- 24-11-0.5, and includes hand -held mobile telephones and mobile communication devices. (9) WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE means two -way, real time voice telecommunications service that is interconnected to a public switched telephone network and is commonly referred to as cellular service or personal communication service. Sec. 20 -131 Drivers Prohibited to Use Hand -Held Mobile Telephones, Mobile Communication Devices and Telecommunication Devices While Driving in School Crossing Zone. (a) A person violates this Article if the person uses a hand -held mobile telephone to engage in a call or uses a mobile communication device or other telecommunication device to send, read, or write a text message, while operating a moving motor vehicle in a school crossing zone: (1) on an official school day; (2) during the hours when the school crossing zone is in effect; (3) when signs are conspicuously posted to indicate the beginning and end of the school zone; or (4) when signs stating "NO TEXT - MESSAGING OR HAND -HELD CELL PHONE USE IN SCHOOL ZONE" or similar language are conspicuously posted at each entrance to the school zone. 'Indiana Code § 9 -13 -2 -161.5 addresses school crossing zones.