00                     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 12(JUD) am                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to televisions, monitors, portable computers, and similar devices in                                   
02 motor vehicles; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 28.35 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
05            Sec. 28.35.161.  Driving a motor vehicle with a television, monitor, or                                    
06       similar device operating; unlawful installation of television, monitor, or similar                              
07       device.  (a)  A person commits the crime of driving with a screen operating if                                  
08                 (1)  the person is driving the motor vehicle;                                                           
09                 (2)  the vehicle has a television, video monitor, portable computer, or                                 
10       any other similar means to create a visual display visible to the person while the                                
11       person is driving the motor vehicle; and                                                                          
12                 (3)  the monitor or visual display is operating while the person is                                     
13       driving.                                                                                                          
14            (b)  A person may not install or alter equipment described in (a)(2) of this                                 

01       section that allows the display to be visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion.                       
02            (c)  Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to                                                 
03                 (1)  portable cellular telephones; or                                                                   
04                 (2)  equipment that displays only                                                                       
05                      (A)  audio equipment information, functions, and controls;                                         
06                      (B)  vehicle information or controls related to speed, fuel level,                                 
07            battery charge, and other vehicle safety or equipment information;                                           
08                      (C)  navigation or global positioning;                                                             
09                      (D)  maps; or                                                                                      
10                      (E)  visual information to enhance or supplement the driver's                                      
11            view forward, behind, or to the sides of the motor vehicle for the purpose of                                
12            maneuvering the vehicle.                                                                                     
13            (d)  Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to equipment installed                             
14       in an authorized emergency vehicle or to a motor vehicle providing emergency road                                 
15       service or roadside assistance.                                                                                   
16            (e)  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (b) of this section that                            
17       the equipment installed or altered also includes a device that, when the motor vehicle                            
18       is being driven, disables the equipment for all uses except those described in (c) of this                        
19       section.                                                                                                          
20            (f)  A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of                                                  
21                 (1)  a class A misdemeanor, unless any of the circumstances described                                   
22       in (2) - (4) of this subsection apply;                                                                            
23                 (2)  a class C felony if the person's driving causes physical injury to                                 
24       another person;                                                                                                   
25                 (3)  a class B felony if the person's driving causes serious physical                                   
26       injury to another person;                                                                                         
27                 (4)  a class A felony if the person's driving causes the death of another                               
28       person.                                                                                                           
29            (g)  A person who violates (b) of this section is guilty of a class A                                        
30       misdemeanor.                                                                                                      
31    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2006.