An Act preventing distracted driving
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Hands-free mobile telephone”, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, the following definition:- “Hands-free mode”, operation of a mobile electronic device by which a user engages in a voice communication or receives audio without the use of the user’s hand; provided, however, that a mobile electronic device may require a single tap or swipe to activate, deactivate or initiate the hands-free mode feature. SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 90 is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “vehicle”, in line 239, as so appearing, the following words:- ; provide…
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