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Section 27-23-131 - Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle - Definition — Arkansas Law | CourtGPT
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  8. Section 27-23-131 - Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle - Definition
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(a)(1) For purposes of this section, 'driving' means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays.(2) For purposes of this section, 'driving' does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle if the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.(b)(1) A driver shall not use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle.(2) However, use of a hand-held mobile telephone is permissible by a driver of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with a law enforcement official or other emergency service.(c) A motor carrier shall not allow or require a driver to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle.(d) A person who is convicted of violating this section is guilty of a violation.Added by Act 2013, No. 758,§ 21, eff. 9/1/2013.

Section 27-23-131 - Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle - Definition

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