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 JULY 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 CRARY BUCHANAN-DOT 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.