Important Cell phone law update
Beginning July 1, 2021, driving while using a cell phone “in a handheld manner” will result in a point being added to a driver’s record. The penalty applies if the violation is the second to occur within 36 months of being convicted of the same offense.
Cell phone tickets dismissed
Cell Phone Violation VC 23123.5 cost fine amount| VC 23123.5 DMV points is 0
VC 23123.5 (a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while holding and operating a handheld wireless telephone or an electronic wireless communications device unless the wireless telephone or electronic wireless communications device is specifically designed and configured to allow voice-operated and hands-free operation, and it is used in that manner while driving.
Citations issued for violation of 23123.5 vc is one of the most common traffic tickets in California. Cell phone tickets for violation of Section 23123.5 vc fine amount is $162 and can be successfully contested and dismissed.