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Drivers Education & Safety Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 12, 2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4998
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4998, AS AMENDED, in |
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| Section 5, by replacing subsections (a) and (b) of Sec. |
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| 11-503.5 with the following:
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| "(a) A person commits distracted driving when he or she |
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| operates a motor vehicle while (i) engaging in text messaging, |
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| (ii) reading a newspaper, book, magazine, or map, (iii) |
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| applying make-up, or (iv) changing clothes or tying a tie, and |
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| the operation of the motor vehicle is in violation of a law or |
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| ordinance governing the movement of vehicles. |
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| (b) A law enforcement officer may charge a person with |
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| distracted driving under this Section if the officer has |
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| stopped the person for any violation of a law or ordinance |
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| governing the movement of vehicles and if the officer |
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| determines that the driver was driving while distracted; |
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| however, the offense of distracted driving is not deemed to be |
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| a violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of |
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| vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the |