00 Enrolled HB 139                                                                                                         
01 Providing for an exception to allow drivers of public utility motor vehicles to operate those                           
02 vehicles with certain screen devices operating and visible to the drivers.                                              
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04    * Section 1. AS 28.35.161(c) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (c)  Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to                                                 
06                 (1)  portable cellular telephones or personal data assistants being used                                
07       for verbal communication or displaying caller identification information;                                         
08                 (2)  equipment that is displaying only                                                                  
09                      (A)  audio equipment information, functions, and controls;                                         
10                      (B)  vehicle information or controls related to speed, fuel level,                                 
11            battery charge, and other vehicle safety or equipment information;                                           
12                      (C)  navigation or global positioning;                                                             
13                      (D)  maps;                                                                                         
14                      (E)  visual information to                                                                         
01                           (i)  enhance or supplement the driver's view forward,                                         
02                 behind, or to the sides of the motor vehicle for the purpose of                                         
03                 maneuvering the vehicle; or                                                                             
04                           (ii)  allow the driver to monitor vehicle occupants seated                                    
05                 behind the driver;                                                                                      
06                      (F)  vehicle dispatching and response information for motor                                        
07            vehicles providing emergency road service or roadside assistance;                                            
08                      (G)  vehicle dispatching information for passenger transport or                                    
09            freight or package delivery; [OR]                                                                            
10                      (H)  information for use in performing highway construction,                                       
11            maintenance, or repair or data acquisition by the Department of Transportation                               
12            and Public Facilities or a municipality; or                                                              
13                      (I)  information for use in performing utility construction,                                   
14            maintenance, repair, or data acquisition by a public utility; in this                                    
15            subparagraph, "public utility" has the meaning given in AS 42.05.990.