Oklahoma HB2263: Motor vehicles; making certain use of cellular telephones and electronic devices unlawful on certain stretches of road; penalty; municipal ordinances; effective date.

What the bill says

An Act relating to motor vehicles; defining terms; making certain use of cellular telephones and electronic communication devices unlawful on certain stretches of road; creating penalty for violation; making certain exceptions; authorizing municipalities to enact certain ordinances; providing details for certain ordinances; requiring the Department of Public Safety not assess certain points for violations; prohibiting confiscation of certain devices and information; making certain exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Motor vehicles.

From the enrolled text, May 7, 2025:

An Act relating to motor vehicles; defining terms; making certain use of cellular telephones and electronic communication devices unlawful on certain stretches of road; creating penalty for violation; making certain exceptions; authorizing municipalities to enact certain ordinances; providing details for certain ordinances; requiring the Department of Public Safety not assess certain points for violations; prohibiting confiscation of certain devices and information; making certain exceptions; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Motor vehicles SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11-901e of Title 47, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. For the purpose of this section: 1. "Cellular telephone" means an analog or digital wireless telephone authorized by the Federal Communications Commission to operate in the frequency bandwidth reserved for cellular telephones; 2. "Compose", "send", or "read" with respect to a text message means the manual entry, sending, or retrieval of a text message to communicate with any person or device; 3. "Electronic communication device" means an electronic device that permits the user to manually transmit a communication of written text by means other than through an oral transfer or wire communication. This term does not include: a. a device that is physically or electronically integrated into a motor vehicle, b. …

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