Hand-held ban |
learner's permit and intermediate license holders |
Young drivers all cellphone ban |
no1 |
Texting ban |
all drivers |
Enforcement |
primary |
Rural interstates (mph) |
752 |
Urban interstates (mph) |
70 |
Other limited access roads (mph) |
70 |
Other roads (mph) |
70 |
Have a minimum age of |
15, 6 months3 |
Have a mandatory holding period of |
6 months |
Have a minimum supervised driving time of |
50 hours, 10 of which must be at night4 |
Have a minimum age of |
16 |
Nighttime restrictions |
10 p.m.-5 a.m. |
Passenger restrictions
(family members excepted unless otherwise noted) |
no more than 1 passenger5 |
Nighttime restrictions |
6 months with driver education, 12 months without or until age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.) |
Passenger restrictions |
6 months with driver education, 12 months without or until age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.) |
General population |
4 years |
Older population |
4 years |
General population |
no |
Older population |
no |
General population |
no |
Older population |
no |
Must be in child restraint |
younger than 2 years or until a child outgrows the manufacturer's top height or weight recommendations in a rear-facing child restraint; younger than 4 years in a child restraint; 4 through 7 years, if not taller than 4 feet 9 inches, in a child restraint or booster seat |
Adult safety belt permissible |
8 years; children who are taller than 4 feet 9 inches6 |
Maximum fine 1st offense |
$50 |
Seating preference |
law states no preference for rear seat |
Children not covered |
child 9+ years or older who is not taller than 4 feet 9 inches to ride unrestrained in the back seat |
Initial effective date |
02/01/87 |
Standard enforcement? |
yes; effective 11/01/97 |
Who is covered? In what seats? |
9+ years in front seat |
Maximum fine 1st offense |
$20 |
Can nonuse decrease monetary awards for injuries in lawsuits? |
no |
Motorcyclists covered |
17 and younger |
Covered by state law |
no law |
Restrictions on riding in cargo areas |
no state law |
Gaps in coverage |
no state law |
On which roads are low-speed vehicles permitted? |
roads with a posted speed limit of 35 mph or less |
What is the top speed permissible for low-speed vehicles? |
25 mph |
On which roads are medium-speed vehicles permitted? |
roads with a posted limit of 45 mph or less |
What is the top speed permissible for medium-speed vehicles? |
35 mph |
Initial effective date |
11/01/08 |
Where permitted |
any road except interstate highways |
Speed restrictions |
no |
Vehicle classification under state law |
mini-truck |