NYS fine for talking on your cell phone?

Question

does any one know the fine for a ticket for talking on your cell phone? It doesnt say on the ticket

Answer 1

The fine is $100.

Here is the text of the law from New York State Vehicle and Traffic Laws Title 7, Article 33 (Miscellaneous Rules), Section 1225c:



    Ã‚§  1225-c.  Use of mobile telephones. 1. For purposes of this section,

  the following terms shall mean:

    (a) "Mobile telephone" shall mean the device used by  subscribers  and

  other users of wireless telephone service to access such service.

    (b)  "Wireless  telephone  service" shall mean two-way real time voice

  telecommunications service that is interconnected to a  public  switched

  telephone  network and is provided by a commercial mobile radio service,

  as such term is defined by 47 C.F.R. § 20.3.

    (c) "Using" shall mean holding  a  mobile  telephone  to,  or  in  the

  immediate proximity of, the user's ear.

    (d)  "Hand-held  mobile  telephone" shall mean a mobile telephone with

  which a user engages in a call using at least one hand.

    (e) "Hands-free mobile telephone" shall mean a mobile  telephone  that

  has  an  internal  feature  or  function,  or  that  is equipped with an

  attachment or addition, whether or not permanently part of  such  mobile

  telephone,  by  which a user engages in a call without the use of either

  hand, whether or not the use of either hand is  necessary  to  activate,

  deactivate or initiate a function of such telephone.

    (f)  "Engage  in  a  call"  shall  mean talking into or listening on a

  hand-held mobile telephone, but  shall  not  include  holding  a  mobile

  telephone  to  activate,  deactivate  or  initiate  a  function  of such

  telephone.

    (g) "Immediate proximity" shall mean  that  distance  as  permits  the

  operator  of  a  mobile telephone to hear telecommunications transmitted

  over such mobile telephone, but shall not require physical contact  with

  such operator's ear.

    2.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall

  operate a motor vehicle upon a  public  highway  while  using  a  mobile

  telephone to engage in a call while such vehicle is in motion.

    (b) An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a mobile telephone to, or

  in  the  immediate  proximity of his or her ear while such vehicle is in

  motion is presumed to be engaging in a call within the meaning  of  this

  section.  The  presumption established by this subdivision is rebuttable

  by evidence tending to show that the operator was not engaged in a call.

    (c)  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  be  construed  as

  authorizing  the  seizure  or  forfeiture  of a mobile telephone, unless

  otherwise provided by law.

    3. Subdivision two of this section shall not apply to (a) the use of a

  mobile telephone for the sole purpose of communicating with any  of  the

  following  regarding  an  emergency  situation:  an  emergency  response

  operator; a hospital, physician's office or health clinic; an  ambulance

  company  or  corps;  a fire department, district or company; or a police

  department, (b) any of the following persons while in the performance of

  their official duties: a police officer or peace officer; a member of  a

  fire  department,  district or company; or the operator of an authorized

  emergency vehicle as defined in section one hundred one of this chapter,

  or (c) the use of a hands-free mobile telephone.

    4. A violation of subdivision two of this section shall be  a  traffic

  infraction  and  shall  be  punishable  by  a  fine of not more than one

  hundred dollars.