Trucks and Truckers

State

Hand-held Ban

All Cell Phone Ban

Text Messaging Ban

Crash
Data

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

All
Drivers

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

Alabama

16 and 17 with intermediate license <6 months

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

16 and 17 with intermediate license <6 months

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Alaska

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Arizona

Yes

(Primary)

Arkansas

18 – 20 years old (Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Secondary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

California

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Secondary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Colorado

<18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Connecticut

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Learners permit and <18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Delaware

Yes

(Primary)

Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders

(Primary)

Learner’s permit and intermediate license holders

(Primary)

Yes

DC

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Learners permit

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Florida

Georgia

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Guam

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Hawaii

Idaho ¹

See footnote

Illinois ²

See footnote

Yes

(Primary)

<19

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Indiana

<18

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

Yes

Iowa

Restricted or intermediate licenses

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Yes

(Secondary)

(eff. 7/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Kansas

Learner or intermediate license

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 1/11)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Kentucky

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

(eff. 7/13/10)

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 7/13/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Louisiana

Learner or intermediate license

(regardless of age)

Yes

(Primary)

1st year of licensure

(Primary for <18)

(eff. 8/15/10)

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 8/15/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Maine ³

<18

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

Yes

Maryland

Yes

(Secondary)

(eff. 10/10)

<18 w/ Learner or provisional license

(Secondary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Massachusetts

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

Michigan ⁴

See footnote

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Minnesota

Yes

(Primary)

<18 w/ Learner or provisional license

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Mississippi

Learner or provisional license

(Primary)

Missouri

<21

(Primary)

Montana

Yes

Nebraska

<18 w/ Learners or provisional license

(Secondary)

(eff. 7/10)

Yes

(Secondary)

(eff. 7/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Nevada

Yes

New Hampshire ⁵

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

New Jersey

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

<21 w/ GDL or provisional license

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

New Mexico

In State vehicles

Yes

New York

Yes

(Primary)

Yes

(Secondary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

North Carolina

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

North Dakota

Yes

Ohio

Oklahoma

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 11/10)

Learners permit or intermediate license

(Primary)

(eff. 11/10)

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 11/10)

Learners permit or intermediate license

(Primary)

(eff. 11/10)

Yes

Oregon

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Pennsylvania

Yes

Rhode Island

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

South Carolina ⁶

See footnote

South Dakota

Yes

Tennessee

Yes

(Primary)

Learners permit or intermediate license

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Texas ⁷

Yes, w/ passenger <17

(Primary)

Intermediate Stage, 1st 12 months

(Primary)

Yes, w/ passenger <17

(Primary)

Intermediate Stage, 1st 12 months

(Primary)

Yes

Utah ⁸

See footnote

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Vermont

<18

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Virgin Islands

Yes

Yes

Virginia

Yes

(Primary)

<18

(Secondary)

Yes

(Secondary)

Covered under all driver ban

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Washington

Yes

(Primary)

Learner or intermediate stage

(Primary)

Yes

(Primary)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

West Virginia

Learner or intermediate stage

(Primary)

Learner or intermediate stage

(Primary)

Wisconsin

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 12/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Wyoming

Yes

(Primary)

(eff. 7/10)

Covered under all driver ban

Yes

Total

7 + DC, Virgin Islands

Primary (6)

Secondary (1)

18 + DC
All Primary

28 + DC
Primary (23 + DC)

Secondary (5)

28 + DC, Guam
Primary (24 + DC, Guam)

Secondary (4)

2

Both Primary

9
All Primary

34 + DC, Virgin Islands