Orange County Sheriff's Department to Conduct Hands-Free Enforcement Operation on November 14, Announced in Laguna Hills on November 12
The Orange County Sheriff's Department in California announced in Laguna Hills on November 12 that it will conduct an enforcement operation on November 14 focused on drivers suspected of violating the hands-free cell phone law.
Under current law, drivers are not allowed to hold a phone or electronic communications device while operating a vehicle, including talking, texting or using an app. Using a handheld cell phone while driving is punishable by a fine. Violating the hands-free law for a second time within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense will result in a point being added to a driver's record.
"A driver's focus should be on the road, not their phone," Sergeant K. Ishii said in the release. "That text, phone call, email or social media post is not worth the risk to yourself and other people on the road."
The department advised drivers who need to make an important phone call or program directions to pull over to a safe parking spot, and to silence their phone or place it somewhere it cannot be reached before driving.
Source: Orange County Sheriff's Department
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