| States |
Hand-held ban |
All cell phone ban |
Texting ban |
Enforcement |
State Preemption on Cell phones |
| Alabama |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Alaska |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Arizona |
No |
School bus drivers |
No |
Primary |
|
| Arkansas |
No |
School bus drivers, drivers younger than 18 |
School bus drivers, all drivers |
Primary for texting by all drivers and cell phone use by school bus drivers; secondary for cell phone use by young drivers |
|
| California |
All drivers |
School and transit bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Colorado |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Connecticut |
All drivers |
Learner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Delaware |
All drivers (effective 01/02/11) |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders and school bus drivers |
All drivers (effective 01/02/11) |
Primary |
|
| District of Columbia |
All drivers |
School bus drivers and learner's permit holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Florida |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Yes |
| Georgia |
Drivers younger than 18 (effective 07/01/10) |
School bus drivers |
All drivers (effective 07/01/10) |
Primary |
|
| Hawaii |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Idaho |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Illinois |
Drivers in construction and school speed zones |
Learner's permit holders younger than 19, drivers younger than 19, and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Indiana |
No |
Drivers under the age of 18. |
Drivers under the age of 18. |
Primary |
|
| Iowa |
No |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Secondary |
|
| Kansas |
No |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers (effective 07/01/10) |
Primary |
|
| Kentucky |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 (effective 07/13/10) |
All drivers (effective 07/13/10) |
Primary (effective 07/13/10) |
Yes |
| Louisiana |
No |
School bus drivers, learner's permit and intermediate license holders, drivers under age 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
Yes |
| Maine** |
No |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
Primary |
|
| Maryland |
All drivers (effective 10/01/10) |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary for texting |
|
| Massachusetts |
Local option |
School bus drivers,
passenger bus drivers, drivers younger than 18 (effective 09/30/10) |
All drivers (effective 09/30/10 |
Primary |
|
| Michigan |
Local option |
No |
All drivers (effective 07/01/10) |
Primary (effective 07/01/10) |
|
| Minnesota |
No |
School bus drivers, learner's permit holders, and provisional license holders during the first 12 months after licensing |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Mississippi |
No |
No |
Learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders |
Primary |
Yes |
| Missouri |
No |
No |
Drivers 21 years of age or younger |
Primary |
|
| Montana |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Nebraska |
No |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18 |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18
All drivers
|
Secondary |
|
| Nevada |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
Yes |
| New Hampshire |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| New Jersey |
All drivers |
School bus drivers, and learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| New Mexico |
Local option |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| New York |
All drivers |
No |
All drivers |
Secondary |
|
| North Carolina |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| North Dakota |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Ohio |
Local option |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Oklahoma |
Learner's permit and intermediate license holders, school bus drivers and public transit drivers (effective 11/01/10) |
School Bus Drivers. |
Learner's permit holders, intermediate license holders, school bus drivers and public transit drivers (effective 11/01/10) |
Primary |
Yes |
| Oregon |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
Yes |
| Pennsylvania |
Local option |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Rhode Island |
No |
School bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| South Carolina |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| South Dakota |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
| Tennessee |
No |
School bus drivers, and learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Texas |
Drivers in school crossing zones |
Bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders for first 12 months |
Bus drivers when a passenger 17 and younger is present; intermediate license holders for first 12 months, drivers in school crossing zones |
Primary |
|
| Utah |
See footnote* |
No |
All drivers |
Primary for texting; secondary for talking on hand-held phone
|
Yes |
| Vermont |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 shall not use any portable electronic device while driving. |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| Virginia |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Secondary; primary for school bus drivers |
|
| Washington |
All drivers |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
| West Virginia |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license |
Drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner's permit or an intermediate license |
Primary |
|
| Wisconsin |
No |
No |
All drivers (effective 12/01/10) |
Primary (effective 12/01/10) |
|
| Wyoming |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|