HB221: Handheld personal communication device; person guilty of careless driving unless in hands-free mode.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-868.2 as follows:
§ 46.2-868.2. Careless driving.
A person is guilty of careless driving if he commits a moving violation under this title while using a handheld personal communications device, unless he is using such communications device in hands-free mode. Careless driving is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.