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HB 1955, 1659, 1769 - VA Mobile Communications Use
Mobile Amateur Radio in Virginia....the future is curently pending.... now... not tommorrow, is the time to contact your local representatives!
098528618
HOUSE BILL NO. 1955
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 13, 2009
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1078.1, relating to use of wireless telecommunications devices while operating a motor vehicle.
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Patron-- Mathieson
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Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1078.1 as follows:
§ 46.2-1078.1. Restricted use of mobile telephone and other wireless electronic telecommunications devices.
No person shall use a mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device while operating a moving motor vehicle on any public highway in the Commonwealth unless such mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device is equipped with a hands-free accessory.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
1. Emergency use of a mobile telephone, including calls to 911 or 311, a hospital, an ambulance or other emergency medical services provider, a fire department, or a law-enforcement agency;
2. Use of a mobile telephone by law-enforcement and emergency personnel or by a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, acting within the scope of official duties; or
3. Initiating or terminating a telephone call, or turning the telephone on or off.
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http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB1955
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SEE ALSO
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1659
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB1769
Mobile Amateur Radio in Virginia....the future is curently pending.... now... not tommorrow, is the time to contact your local representatives!
098528618
HOUSE BILL NO. 1955
Offered January 14, 2009
Prefiled January 13, 2009
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1078.1, relating to use of wireless telecommunications devices while operating a motor vehicle.
----------
Patron-- Mathieson
----------
Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1078.1 as follows:
§ 46.2-1078.1. Restricted use of mobile telephone and other wireless electronic telecommunications devices.
No person shall use a mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device while operating a moving motor vehicle on any public highway in the Commonwealth unless such mobile telephone or other wireless electronic telecommunications device is equipped with a hands-free accessory.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
1. Emergency use of a mobile telephone, including calls to 911 or 311, a hospital, an ambulance or other emergency medical services provider, a fire department, or a law-enforcement agency;
2. Use of a mobile telephone by law-enforcement and emergency personnel or by a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, acting within the scope of official duties; or
3. Initiating or terminating a telephone call, or turning the telephone on or off.
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http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB1955
__________________________________________________________
SEE ALSO
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1659
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB1769
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