Alabama |
No |
Drivers age 16 and 17 who have held an intermediate license for less than 6 months. |
All drivers |
Primary |
2 |
Alaska |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Arizona |
All drivers |
School bus drivers; and drivers under 18 |
Yes |
Primary |
|
Arkansas |
Drivers ages 18 to 20 years of age; school and highway work zones |
School bus drivers, drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary: for texting by all drivers and cell phone use by school bus drivers. |
|
California |
All drivers |
School and transit bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Colorado |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
4 |
Connecticut |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Delaware |
All drivers |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
District of Columbia |
All drivers |
School bus drivers and learner’s permit holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Florida |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Secondary |
3 points for second gear offense ; 6 points if accident
|
Georgia |
All drivers |
School bus drivers. Drivers younger than 18. |
All drivers |
Primary |
1 |
Hawaii |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All Drivers |
Primary |
|
Idaho |
No |
No |
All Drivers |
Primary |
|
Illinois |
All drivers |
Learner’s permit holders younger than 19, drivers younger than 19, and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Indiana |
No |
Drivers under the age of 21 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Iowa |
No |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Kansas |
No |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Kentucky |
No |
Drivers younger than 18, school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
3 |
Louisiana |
Learner or intermediate stages |
School bus drivers, first year of license |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Maine |
All drivers |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders; bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Maryland |
All drivers |
Drivers under 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
1 for third offense |
Massachusetts |
All drivers |
School bus drivers, drivers younger than 18. |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Michigan |
No |
Level 1 or 2 license holders and school bus drivers. |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Minnesota |
All drivers |
School bus drivers, learner’s permit holders and provisional license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Mississippi |
No |
School bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Missouri |
No |
No |
Drivers 21 years or younger. |
Primary |
|
Montana |
No |
No |
No |
Not applicable |
|
Nebraska |
No |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Secondary |
3 |
Nevada |
All drivers |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
4 for second offense |
New Hampshire |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
New Jersey |
All drivers |
School bus drivers, and learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
3 for third offense |
New Mexico |
Local option |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders. |
All Drivers |
Primary |
|
New York |
All drivers |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
5 |
North Carolina |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
North Dakota |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Ohio |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Oklahoma |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Oregon |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Pennsylvania |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Puerto Rico |
All drivers |
|
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Rhode Island |
Yes |
School bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
South Carolina |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
South Dakota |
No |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Secondary |
|
Tennessee |
All drivers |
School bus drivers, and learner’s permit and intermediate license holders |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Texas |
Drivers in school crossing zones |
Bus drivers. Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Utah |
No |
Drivers under |
All drivers |
Primary for texting; secondary for talking on hand-held phone |
|
|
|
the age of 18. |
|
|
|
Vermont |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Virgin Islands |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
Virginia |
No |
Drivers younger than 18 and school bus drivers |
All drivers |
Primary: for texting by all drivers. |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Secondary: for drivers younger than 18. |
|
Washington |
All drivers |
Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders. |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
West Virginia |
All drivers |
Drivers younger than 18 who hold either a learner’s permit or an intermediate license |
All drivers |
Primary |
3 for third offense |
Wisconsin |
No |
Learner’s permit or intermediate license holder |
All drivers |
Primary |
4 |
Wyoming |
No |
No |
All drivers |
Primary |
|
Total |
All drivers: 21 states and District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. |
School Bus drivers: 20 states and District of Columbia. |
All Drivers: 46 states and District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. |
Primary for all drivers texting: 48 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. |
|
|
|
Teen drivers: 38 states and District of Columbia. |
|
Secondary for all drivers texting: 4. |
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