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Michigan has made it illegal to manually use a cell phone or other electronic device while driving. Under the new law, drivers cannot hold or support a device with their hands, arms, or shoulders, even if it is mounted. Drivers are limited to a single touch to operate their device and cannot manually engage in activities like making calls, sending texts, or using apps while driving. Violating this law is a primary offense that carries fines and potential community service for repeat offenses. The law takes effect on June 30, 2023.

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Distracted Flyer 2023 For Email - 04 Web

Michigan has made it illegal to manually use a cell phone or other electronic device while driving. Under the new law, drivers cannot hold or support a device with their hands, arms, or shoulders, even if it is mounted. Drivers are limited to a single touch to operate their device and cannot manually engage in activities like making calls, sending texts, or using apps while driving. Violating this law is a primary offense that carries fines and potential community service for repeat offenses. The law takes effect on June 30, 2023.

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Go hands-free. Just drive. It’s the law.

It is now illegal to manually use a cell phone or other mobile electronic

Q
Can I use my device
device while operating a vehicle on Michigan roads. Under the law, a while I am stopped at
driver cannot hold or support a phone or other device with any part of a light or in traffic?
their hands, arms, or shoulders.
You cannot hold or
Even if a cell phone or other device is mounted on your dashboard or manually use a cell phone
connected to your vehicle’s built-in system, you cannot use your hands or other mobile electronic
to operate it beyond a single touch.
A
device at any time while
As a result, you cannot manually do any of the following on a cell operating a vehicle.
Operation includes being
phone or other electronic device while driving:
stopped at a light or in
traffic but does not include
being legally parked.
Make or answer a telephone or video call.
My phone is mounted

Send or read a text or email message. Q on my dashboard,


so I’m hands-free.
Can I send a text?
You cannot use your
Watch, record, or send a video. hands to operate a cell

A
phone or other device
beyond a single touch,
Access, read, or post to social media. even if it is mounted.
Use voice-activated
commands instead.
Browse or use the Internet.
Enter information into GPS
Q Can I use Bluetooth or my
vehicle’s built-in system?

or a navigation system. You can use hands-free


technology such as
Bluetooth or integrated
The law makes holding or manually using a cell phone or other mobile

A
systems within the
electronic device while operating a vehicle a primary offense—which vehicle as long as you
means an officer can stop and ticket drivers for this violation. do not manually use
the system. Anything
PENALTIES more than a single touch
is against the law.
1st violation 2nd or subsequent 3 violations within
$100 fine and/or 16
hours of community
violations
$250 fine and/or 24 Complete a driving-
a 3-year period
Q What if I see a crash or
have an emergency?

service. hours of community improvement


A
You can use a cell phone to
service. course. call or text 911 to report an
emergency or seek help.
Fines doubled
If a traffic crash occurs and the at-fault driver was holding
or manually using a mobile device while operating
Q When does this
law take effect?

the vehicle, any civil fines will be doubled. Beginning June 30,

Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning


A 2023, police will start
issuing citations for
violating this law.
P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48909 • 517-284-3332
Michigan.gov/DistractedDriving
This material was developed through a project funded by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning and the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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