State | Texting and driving | Hand-held phone conversations | Young driver cellphone use |
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Alabama | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for 16-year-old drivers and 17-year old drivers who have had an intermediate license for less than 6 months (Primary) |
Alaska | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | No ban |
Arizona | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders during the first 6 months after licensing (Secondary) |
Arkansas | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers 18 and over but under 21, banned in school and highway work zones (Secondary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Secondary) |
California | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Secondary) |
Colorado | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Connecticut | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Delaware | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
District of Columbia | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Florida | Banned for all drivers (Secondary) | No ban | No ban |
Georgia | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Hawaii | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Idaho | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban |
Illinois | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers and learner's permit holders under 19 (Primary) |
Indiana | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 21 (Primary) |
Iowa | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
Kansas | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
Kentucky | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Louisiana | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned in signed school zones (Primary) | Banned for all novice drivers (Primary) |
Maine | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
Maryland | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Massachusetts | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Michigan | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders, integrated voice operating systems excepted (Primary) |
Minnesota | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and provisional license holders during the first 12 months after licensing (Primary) |
Mississippi | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | No ban |
Missouri | Banned for drivers 21 and younger (Primary) | No ban | No ban |
Montana | No ban | No ban | No ban |
Nebraska | Banned for all drivers (Secondary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders under 18 (Secondary) |
Nevada | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban |
New Hampshire | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
New Jersey | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
New Mexico | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
New York | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban |
North Carolina | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
North Dakota | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Ohio | Banned for all drivers (Secondary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Oklahoma | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit and intermediate license holders (Primary) | No ban |
Oregon | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Pennsylvania | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | No ban |
Rhode Island | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
South Carolina | Banned for all drivers (Secondary) | No ban | No ban |
South Dakota | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Secondary) |
Tennessee | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
Texas | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned in school crossing zones and on public school property during the time the reduced speed limit applies (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Utah | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Vermont | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Virginia | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 (Primary) |
Washington | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
West Virginia | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | Banned for drivers under 18 who have a learner's permit or intermediate license (Primary) |
Wisconsin | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | Banned for learner's permit holders and intermediate license holders (Primary) |
Wyoming | Banned for all drivers (Primary) | No ban | No ban |