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Starting in July the use of a cell phone while driving will be a moving offense.

The phone cannot be used in your hands at all unless one of the following exceptions applies:

1. Using the cell phone to call for emergency assistance;
2. Using the cell phone in “hands-free” mode or with the use of a headset;
3. Using the cell phone while parked on the shoulder of a roadway;
4. Using the cell phone on the roadway if the normal flow of traffic has stopped or obstructed and you have your vehicle in park or neutral;
5. A driver using a cell phone which has a single button to start or stop a call.