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California Vehicle Code Section 23123

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(a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a
wireless telephone unless that telephone is specifically designed and
configured to allow hands-free listening and talking, and is used in
that manner while driving.
   (b) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a
base fine of twenty dollars ($20) for a first offense and fifty
dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense.
   (c) This section does not apply to a person using a wireless
telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, an
emergency call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider,
fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity.
   (d) This section does not apply to an emergency services
professional using a wireless telephone while operating an authorized
emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 165, in the course and
scope of his or her duties.
   (e) This section does not apply to a person driving a schoolbus or
transit vehicle that is subject to Section 23125.
   (f) This section does not apply to a person while driving a motor
vehicle on private property.
   (g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.

Last modified: January 12, 2009