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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />J~iv or x~ <br />1~1a;~,' <br />..Jey • ,' <br />~rF pj~Mr~' <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />BILL NO. 66A <br />09 8~ A (DRAFP 2 ) <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 24, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 <br />EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO INATTENTION TO DRIVING. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 24, article 7, division 3, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 <br />Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to <br />read as follows: <br />"SECTION 24 Use of mobile electronic devices while operating a vehicle. <br />(a) As used in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise: <br />"Emer~ency responders" include fire fighters emerQencv medical service <br />technicians mobile intensive care technicians civil defense workers, police <br />officers and federal and state law enforcement officers. <br />Mobile electronic device" means any hand-held or other portable <br />electronic e ui ment ca able of rovidin wireless and/or data communication <br />between two or more persons or of providing amusement including but not <br />limited to a cellular phone text messa~ine device pa¢ma device, personal diertal <br />assistant laptop computer video dame or dieital photoeraphic device, but does <br />not include an audio e ui ment or an e ui ment installed m a motor vehicle for <br />the pu ose of providing navigation emerQencv assistance to the operator of the <br />motor vehicle or video entertainment to the assen ers m the rear seats of the <br />motor vehicle. <br />Operate a motor vehicle" means to drive or assume actual ph sy ical <br />control of a vehicle upon a public way street road or highway. <br />Use or usin" means holding a mobile electronic device while operating <br />a motor vehicle." <br />(b) It shall be a violation under this section to operate a motor vehicle while <br />usin a mobile electronic device unless used with ahands-free device. <br />Anv person convicted of violatin¢ this subsection shall be subject to a <br />maximum fine of $150. <br />c Whoever o erates an vehicle while usin a mobile electronic device <br />unless used with ahands-free device in a manner as to cause a collision <br />