•June 6, 2018•

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s legislation strengthening the law on texting while driving moves to the governor’s desk, following the Illinois Senate’s approval of House Bill 4846, which cracks down on texting while driving by classifying first-time offenses as moving violations. Under the current law, which took effect in 2014, second and subsequent texting while driving offenses are treated as moving violations, while first offenses are treated as nonmoving violations.

“With the increased use of technological devices, distracted driving has become a serious problem on the roads of our state and throughout the nation,” said White. “This important legislation will make our roads safer and I urge the governor to sign it into law. No driver should be texting while driving.”       Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.