A. General Provisions. Except as provided by subsection B of this section, no person shall drive a motor vehicle while using a mobile, cellular, analog wireless or digital telephone
B. Exceptions. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
1. any public safety officers and operators of emergency vehicles while they are on duty and acting in their official capacities;
2. persons using a telephone with a “hands-free” device that allows the driver to talk into and listen to the other party without the use of the driver’s hands;
3. persons using a telephone to call 9-1-1 or other emergency telephone numbers to contact public safety forces; and
4. persons using a telephone while maintaining a motor vehicle in a stationary, parked position, while the vehicle is not in gear.
C. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
(MC-1-2014, Amended, 2/18/2014; MC-7-2006, Added, 11/07/2006)