OC DUI Blog » Wireless Data http://www.ocduiblog.com All about Orange County DUIs, Police, Courts, News and Justice Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:38:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Law January 1, 2009 – Text Messaging in Cars Illegal http://www.ocduiblog.com/2008/12/new-law-january-1-2009-text-messaging-in-cars-illegal/ http://www.ocduiblog.com/2008/12/new-law-january-1-2009-text-messaging-in-cars-illegal/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:08:12 +0000 admin http://www.ocduiblog.com/?p=71 Photo of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Just in case you didn’t know…
SB 28 – California’s Text Messaging Ban – Effective January 1, 2009
On September 24th, 2008 the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) in to law. The new bill “Prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication.”
The new bill will impose a fine of $20 for the first offense and $50 for subsequent offenses. No violation points will be given as a result of the offense and there are exceptions for emergency personnel.

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