Missouri legislature passes bill banning texting while driving

Hands-Free Law Takes Effect on Monday | Missouri Department of ...

28. Distracted driving is a leading cause of crashes in Missouri. Between 2012 and 2021, there were nearly 200,000 distracted driving-related ...

Missouri's ban on cell phone use while driving shows law is working

Missouri's law banning the use of cell phones while driving is already cutting down on the number of texting-while-driving incidents.

Missouri legislature passes bill banning texting while driving | KCUR

Missouri will be one of the last states to implement punishments for drivers who text and drive — but only if they're caught doing it while ...

Missouri hands-free law penalties begin Jan. 1 - KMBC

Starting in 2025, law enforcement will begin handing out tickets for drivers who are using — or even holding — their phone while operating a ...

Missouri's Hands-Free Law Takes Effect, Prohibiting Handheld Cell ...

The new law prohibits the use of cell phones and other handheld devices while driving on any highway or public roadway in Missouri.

SB165 - Applies ban on using cell phones for text messaging while ...

SB 165 – Currently, only drivers under the age of 22 and drivers of commercial motor vehicles are prohibited from using hand-held cell phones to send, read, ...

Missouri legislature passes bill banning texting while driving - Reddit

Lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that includes punishments if someone is texting while driving and committing another traffic offense, ...

Distracted Driving | Missouri Department of Transportation

Hands Free Missouri Law Final ... This supports recent data from AT&T that nearly 9 in 10 people engage in some level of smartphone activity while driving.

Missouri's new texting and driving law even bans holding your phone

The law is named the Siddens-Bening Hands Free law in honor of a Raymore father killed on I-49 in 2021 by a distracted driver. “When we deliver ...

Missouri Passes Anti-Texting Law in 2023 - St. Louis Accident Lawyers

In August of 2023, Missouri became the 49th state to prohibit drivers from texting while driving. The law is entitled, “The Siddens Bening Hands-Free Law.”

Missouri marks 1 year of hands-free law | ksdk.com

... Law passed last August. Since then, Missouri has seen an ... Missouri was just one of two states without a law banning texting and driving.

After 15 years of trying to get it done, Missouri Hands-Free Driving ...

Thank you Missouri legislators and Missouri Governor Parson for passing and signing this important new law. And Missouri drivers: Get ready to ...

Missouri's hands-free law aims to limit distracted driving | STLPR

The law allows police to ticket drivers who use an electronic device while committing a traffic offense such as speeding, crossing in-and-out of lanes or ...

Missouri's New Ban on Distracted Driving | Miller and Hine Law

Recently, the Missouri state legislature passed Senate Bill 398, including a ban on texting while driving. Similar bans in other states show an ...

Missouri Legislature Passes Hands Free Driving Law

The bill, called the “Siddens Bening Hands Free Law”, generally speaking, prohibits drivers from using a mobile device while driving.

This Week in the Missouri Senate – November 3, 2023

This Week in the Missouri Senate reviews Senate Bill 398, a new state law that enacts provisions relating to motor vehicles.

Missouri law banning using a phone while driving starts late August

The Missouri legislature passed the Siddens Bening Hands Free Law, making it illegal to hold any electronic devices to send or receive calls, ...

Missouri legislature passes bill that prohibits phone use while driving

Currently, Missouri law only prohibits drivers 21-years-old and younger from texting while driving. "In the last five years, no behavior on our ...

Texting and Driving: Missouri's Cell Phone Law

A law that went into effect in August 2023 makes it illegal to text or even hold a cell phone while driving in the state of Missouri.

Missouri legislature passes bill banning texting while driving - STLPR

Missouri will be one of the last states to implement punishments for drivers who text and drive — but only if they're caught doing it while ...