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LEGAL LANE Officer Grabs Cell Phone where the driver is able to initiate, answer or terminate a call by touching a single button while seated in the driving position and using a seatbelt but in no circumstances may a driver reach for a phone. Notice the one button rule. That means you cannot dial a phone number, dialing itself is a violation. This new rule will cause many driver to purchase a hands-free such as the blue-tooth headphones you see in a lot of drivers' ears. the fines are up to $2,750 for each offense and up to disqualification for multiple offenses if you are guilty. If your driver erases his "call history" or "recent calls" and deletes his text history on his phone after each call or text there would be no evidence of the violations for the officer to find, but that does not make the driver a safer driver. Deleting calls and texts might work with officer on the side of the road, but a plaintiff attorney would be able to discover the The officer should always ask for your driver's phone log from the cell phone carrier to prove logs and may ask for your cell phone. or disprove the driver calling/texting during the time This new regulation allows the officer to in question. Remember, someone always view your cell phone to see if you have been knows what you are doing. on the phone while your log book says you The concern that an officer will "grab" a were driving. I might also mention here that cell phone in a hands-free dock or off the " " TICKETS NO MEMBERSHIP FEES MOVING AND NON-MOVING NO MONTHLY DUES 800-333-DRIVE INTERSTATE TRUCKER LTD.© www.interstatetrucker.com Follow us on 88 January 2013 legallane 0113.indd 2 BestDriverJOBS www.bestdriverjobs.com 12/6/12 9:39 AM