Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06211 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 6211
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 973
Referred to Committee on Transportation
Introduced by:
REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 6211 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 973

Referred to Committee on Transportation 

Introduced by:

REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING UNIFORM FINES FOR VARIOUS ILLEGAL USES OF A CELLULAR TELEPHONE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the provisions of section 14-296aa of the general statutes, concerning fines for illegal use of a cellular telephone, be amended to provide that any person who violates any provision of said section shall be fined one hundred dollars for a first violation, one hundred fifty dollars for a second violation and two hundred dollars for a third or subsequent violation.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide uniform fines for various illegal uses of a cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle.