Perspective
Oct. 15, 2016
Hands off your cellphones
In a move that caught some observers by surprise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1785 last month that will effectively ban cellphone use by drivers in California. By Chris Micheli
Chris Micheli
Aprea & Micheli, Inc.
7148 Sutter Ave
Carmichael , CA 95608
Email: cmicheli@apreamicheli.com
McGeorge School of Law
Chris is an attorney and legislative advocate for the Sacramento.
In a move that caught some observers by surprise, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1785 last month that will effectively ban cellphone use by drivers in California, starting Jan. 1, 2017. The bill rewrites Section 23123.5 of the Vehicle Code.
Existing California law prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send or read a text-based communication u...
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