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Table 2-25: State Laws on Distracted Driving- Ban on Hand-Held Devices and Texting While Driving: 2010State AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO TotalBan on handhelddevices Y Y Y Y YBan on texting Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y YState MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PRBan on handhelddevices Y Y Y Y Y 10Ban on texting Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 31NOTES: While nine states have universal bans on hand-held devices and texting, many other states have partial bans oneither or both that restrict use for novice drivers or bus drivers. In Iowa and Virginia, secondary enforcement is applied totexting while driving. In Maryland, secondary enforcement is applied to using hand-held devices while driving. Delaware'sbans, while passed in 2010, are in effect as <strong>of</strong> Jan. 2, 2011.SOURCE: U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, State Laws on DistractedDriving , available at http://www.distraction.gov/state-laws/ as <strong>of</strong> Mar. 18, 2011.

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