Ohio will soon join most of the country in fully banning texting while driving as a primary offense.
; Note: Hand-held bans are laws that allow the use of mobile devices while driving only in hands-free mode. Ohio's law banning texting goes into effect on April 3. In Nebraska, texting is a secondary offense only and in Missouri, the texting ban applies to teens only.; Map: Alice Feng/AxiosGov.
Mike DeWine signedLaw enforcement can currently only ticket texting drivers as a secondary offense, meaning if they are pulled over for another violation first.Ohio's new law isn't a complete ban — drivers will still be allowed to hold a phone to their ear during calls and use phones at stoplights.
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