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Pennsylvania’s Driving While Texting Law Takes Effect Today

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI, News Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ March 8, 2012

Remember that Pennsylvania has a statewide prohibition against texting while driving that takes effect today. The ban prohibits sending, reading, or writing text-based communications from smartphones and other devices while driving. It does not apply to making telephone calls from a handheld cellphone, which will make enforcement difficult. To make a valid stop, a Pennsylvania officer will have to see the […]

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