2019 District of Columbia Code
Title 50 - Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Chapter 17A - Distracted Driving Prevention.
§ 50–1731.04. Restricted use of mobile telephone and other electronic devices.
(a) No person shall use a mobile telephone or other electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle in the District of Columbia unless the telephone or device is equipped with a hands-free accessory.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Emergency use of a mobile telephone, including calls to 911 or 311, a hospital, an ambulance service provider, a fire department, a law enforcement agency, or a first-aid squad;
(2) Use of a mobile telephone by law enforcement and emergency personnel or by a driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, acting within the scope of official duties; or
(3) Initiating or terminating a telephone call, or turning the telephone on or off.
(Mar. 30, 2004, D.C. Law 15-124, § 4, 51 DCR 1541.)
Section ReferencesThis section is referenced in § 50-1731.05 and § 50-1731.06.
