AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-33-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR WRITING, SENDING, OR READING A TEXT MESSAGE AND READING OR POSTING TO A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE; TO PROVIDE THAT NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STOP BASED SOLELY ON A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 63-33-1
As Passed by the Senate: 63-33-1