SB 122: "An Act relating to the use of electronic devices while driving."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 122 01 "An Act relating to the use of electronic devices while driving." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 28.35.161(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) A person commits the crime of driving while texting, while 05 communicating on a computer, or while a screen device is operating if the person is 06 driving a motor vehicle on a highway or vehicular way in the state, and 07 (1) the vehicle has a television, video monitor, portable computer, or 08 any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in full view of a 09 driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion, and the monitor or 10 visual display is operating while the person is driving; or 11 (2) the person is reading or typing a text message or other nonvoice 12 message or communication on a cellular telephone, personal data assistant, computer, 13 or any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in the view of 14 the driver in a normal driving position except when the vehicle is 15 (A) lawfully parked, standing, or stopped and is not in a
01 roadway; or 02 (B) stopped because it is inoperable [WHILE THE 03 VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHILE THE PERSON IS DRIVING].