Hands-Free Laws by State
States
Hands-Free Phone
Use Only
Ban On Texting
While Driving
Ban On Cell Phone Use for
Novice Drivers
Alabama
Alaska
X
Arizona
Arkansas
California
X
X
Colorado
X
Connecticut
X
X
Delaware
X
District of Columbia
X
X
Florida
States
Hands-Free Phone
Use Only
Ban On Texting
While Driving
Ban On Cell Phone Use for
Novice Drivers
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
X
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
X
States
Hands-Free Phone
Use Only
Ban On Texting
While Driving
Ban On Cell Phone Use for
Novice Drivers
Maryland
X
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
X
X
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
X
Nevada
New Hamshire
States
Hands-Free Phone
Use Only
Ban On Texting
While Driving
Ban On Cell Phone Use for
Novice Drivers
New Jersey
X
X
X
New Mexico
New York
X
North Carolina
X
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
X
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
X
States
Hands-Free Phone
Use Only
Ban On Texting
While Driving
Ban On Cell Phone Use for
Novice Drivers
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
X
Texas
X
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
X
Washington
X
X
West Virginia
X
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Text taken from CEA State Law Summary on Driver Distraction