Connecticut Law About Cell Phones

Connecticut Law About Cell Phones
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Connecticut General Statutes

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Law and Legislation on Cell Phone Tracking Devices - 2011-R-0386

Scope of Law Barring Cells Phone Use While Driving - 2010-R-0422

Procedural Outcome of Cell Phone Use Violations - 2010-R-0094

Using Cell Phones While Driving - 2010-R-0186

Cell Phone Bans and Tickets - 2010-R-0104

Scope of Law Barring Cell Phone Use While Driving - 2010-R-0422

Ticketing Trends for Using Cell Phones in Vehicles -2009-R-0059

Hand Held Cell Phone Prohibition Violations and Related Questions 2007-R-0260

Legal Issue Regarding Unsolicited Calls to Cell Phones - 2005-R-0197

Cell Phones and Computers in Cars - 2005-R-0856

Legislation on Driving While Using Cell Phones - 2004-R-0321

Telemarketers and Cell Phones - 2004-R-0957

Searching for Callers Using GPS - 2004-R-0461

Siting Cell Phone Towers - 2000-R-0889

Electronic Monitoring of Students in School and Student and Teacher Possession of Beepers and Cell Phones in School - 98-R-1321

Selected Statutes:

Sec. 10-233j. Student Possession and Use of Telecommunication Devices
Sec. 14-296aa. Use of hand-held mobile telephones and mobile electronic devices by motor vehicle operators and school bus drivers, prohibited or restricted, when. Penalties.

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Connecticut Public Acts

An Act Concerning the Use of Hand-held Mobile Telephones By Operators of Motor Vehicles
Public Act 05-159 (effective October 1, 2005)
An Act Concerning Accidents Involving State Vehicles and the Use of Hand-Held Mobile Telephones and Mobile Electronic Devices
Public Act 05-220
An Act Concerning the Use of Hand-Held Mobile Telephones and Mobile Electronic Devices by Motor Vehicle Operators
Public Act 10-109 (OLR Summary)
An Act Making Revisions to Motor Vehicle Statutes
Public Act 11-213, section 53

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