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In New York, it is illegal to use a cell phone or any other mobile electronic device while operating a motor vehicle. Given the inherent dangers of distracted driving, a cell phone violation falls under the state’s primary enforcement laws. This means the police can pull you over and issue a ticket even if the officer observes no other traffic violations. Ultimately, using a cell phone or other electronic device while driving is a moving violation that can result in

fines, surcharges, and points on your driver’s license which can lead to your license suspended. We regularly dispute cell phone tickets for our clients. If you have been ticketed for using a cell phone or portable electronic device while driving we can often times have your ticket reduced to lower points or no points at all.

Improper Cell Phone Use or holding a Portable Electronic

Device While Driving on Long Island

State law prohibits talking on a cell phone, texting while driving, or even holding or using a portable electronic device (i.e. GPS,phone, etc.), or:

Talking

on a Cell Phone While Driving– A driver is prohibited from talking on a

hand-held phone while the vehicle is in motion. A cell phone or mobile

device can only be used with a hands-free accessory or if it’s attached to

a dashboard or other vehicle surface.

Texting

While Driving— A driver is not permitted to compose, send, read,

browse, or transmit emails or text messages, view or transmit images or

play games on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle.

Holding/Using

a Portable Electronic Device — A driver is prohibited from holding a

portable electronic device, which includes phones, GPS, or any other

electronic device while operating a motor vehicle. It doesn’t matter

whether or not the driver is actually engaged in a call or “using” the

device, or even whether the vehicle is in motion or not. The driver shall

not be holding the device while operating the vehicle.

A hand-held cell phone can only be used to report an

emergency to 911, the police or fire department, an ambulance company or

dispatcher, a hospital, doctor’s office or clinic, but only in the case of an

emergency.

Penalties for Cell Phone Violations in Nassau and Suffolk

County

Fines for cell phone tickets are as follows:

First

offense — $50 to $150

Second

offense within eighteen months — $50 to $200

Third

and subsequent offenses within eighteen months — $50 to $400

In addition, 5 points will be added to your driver’s license for a minimum of 18 months, which will result in higher insurance premiums. It is worth noting the consequences of cell phone violationsfor minors are more severe. For drivers under the age of 21, a first conviction

for a cell phone violation may result is a driver’s license or permit suspension for 120 days. A second conviction within 6 months of the license or permit reinstatement can result in a revocation for at least 1 year. Finally, commercial drivers are also prohibited from using a

cell phone while driving, nor are they allowed to use a cell phone while temporarily stopped at a traffic signal. In fact, a commercial driver who merely holds a cell phone close to or in the general vicinity of his or her ear, or who is seen holding a mobile device in a “conspicuous manner,” ispresumed to be using the device and can be ticketed by law enforcement.

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