81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 55, Chapter 1105 Page: 1 of 5
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H.B. No. 55
Chapter 1105
1 AN ACT
2 relating to an offense of using a wireless communication device
3 while operating a motor vehicle.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 545.425, Transportation Code, is amended
6 to read as follows:
7 Sec. 545.425. USE OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE; OFFENSE
8 [BY CERTAIN MOTORISTS]. (a) In this section:
9 (1) "Hands-free device" means speakerphone capability
10 or a telephone attachment or other piece of equipment, regardless
11 of whether permanently installed in the motor vehicle, that allows
12 use of the wireless communication device without use of either of
13 the operator's hands.
14 (2) "Wireless communication device" means a device
15 that uses a commercial mobile service, as defined by 47 U.S.C.
16 Section 332.
17 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an operator may
18 not use a wireless communication device while operating a motor
19 vehicle within a school crossing zone, as defined by Section
20 541.302, Transportation Code, unless:
21 (1) the vehicle is stopped; or
22 (2) the wireless communication device is used with a
23 hands-free device.
24 (b-l) A municipality, county, or other political
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 55, Chapter 1105, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth148961/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.