TEXTING AND DRIVING NEW LAW IN FLORIDA

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If you received a *warning under Florida’s “Texting while driving” law, consider yourself lucky. That’s because the grace period is over.

The law actually went into effect on uly first, and the hand-held ban in school and construction zones followed on october 1st, but many law enforcement agencies cut drivers some slack with a 6-month break-in period, issuing warnings rather than tickets.

Now- time’s up.

Under the new law, a first texting offense will be punishable by a $30 fine and court fees. A second offense carries a $60 fine, court costs and related fees. It will also tag three points to your driver’s license.

Florida’s law bans text messaging while a vehicle is moving, so a smart rule of thumb is- if the car is not in park- don’t text.

The attorneys at Crary Buchanan say it’s important for you to understand the parameters of the new texting while driving law- so, to read the entire statute, just head to their website crarybuchanan.com.

And if you are injured by a motorist who is texting while driving on the treasure coast, call Crary Buchanan at 772 287 2600 today.