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Explanation of the California restriction on cell phone use while driving
http://dmv.ca.gov/cellularphonelaws/ - DMV explanation of California laws regarding cell phones, and frequently asked questions
- Important points:
- Infraction
- Reportable offense
- No points charged
- VC 23123 Hand-Held Wireless Telephone: Prohibited use - the actual law - http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d11/vc23123.htm
- Also here: http://www.papasys.com/showthread.php?t=680
- More explanations of the law:
How to fight cell phone tickets
Help I Got A Ticket! - Good tutorial on how to fight tickets, does not mention cell phone tickets specifically - http://helpigotaticket.com/index.html
Constitutional challenges to phone law, judge dismissed the arguments, defendant lost - http://politicalclassdismissed.com/?p=246
Martin Hill story about beating a cell phone ticket
- http://www.examiner.com/la-county-libertarian-in-los-angeles/how-to-beat-a-cell-phone-ticket-california - includes some simple ideas on how to fight it. - reader comments on the law
- his video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTv8r4QTKq4
- Another story about his ticket fighting - http://libertyfight.0catch.com/victories_for_liberty.html
- Other link - http://libertyfight.0catch.com/cell_phone_victory.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080402070828AACTbzZ
http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67877 - Questions on how to fight these tickets
- http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115919
- http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122128 - failure to appear after cell phone ticket
- http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105138
- http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115919&page=2 - $236 fine for cell phone ticket
http://ask.metafilter.com/23657/how-to-plea-down-a-cellphone-ticket
Opinions about cell phone law
- http://www.poi-factory.com/node/18826
- http://www.akdart.com/cell.html - a lot of links
Exemption from cellular ban for ham radio operators
- http://www.papasys.com/showthread.php?t=686 - link to DMV explanation that is no longer online
- http://www.papasys.com/showthread.php?t=910 - August 2011 info
- http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?263951-California-Cell-Phone-Law - discussion
- First of all, get call letter plates for your car. In California, call letter plates were deemed 'emergency plates', so if your car is so equipped, you could argue that you're an emergency vehicle. That would be just about as ridiculous as claiming that a ham radio is a cellphone, but I believe in fighting fire with fire, and I think you'd have a point legally, too, even though you're fighting stupid with stupid.
- Amateur Radio usage is exempted in the California Vehicle code.
- Go to the California DMV site and look at frequently asked questions....or go to the ARRL web site and look up the ARRL newsletter where this was all spelled out back in 2008.
- The ARRL Letter Vol. 27, No. 10 March 14, 2008 http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2008-03-14
- New York judge declares amateur radio is not a cell phone - http://www.arrl.org/news/view/new-york-judge-declares-amateur-radio-is-not-a-cell-phone
- http://www.eham.net/articles/19584%29
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