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Use of mobile phones while driving would be banned under bill proposed by Dept. of Public Safety

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DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Safety is seeking to ban the use of mobile phones for drivers in moving vehicles.

Under a new bill that will be introduced in the Iowa Legislature, a person shall not an electronic communication device while driving a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is at a complete stop off the traveled portion of the roadway.

A person would not violate this law by using a global positioning system or navigation system or by using an electronic communication device in a hands-free or voice-activated mode. Also, persons in law enforcement or public safety would be exempt. The new law does not authorize
a peace officer to confiscate a portable an electronic communication device from the driver or occupant of a motor vehicle.

The 2015 legislative session begins January 12, and this is one of many bills being filed ahead of time.

In 2014, the the Iowa House – controlled by Republicans – failed to advance a bill that would’ve banned texting while driving.

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