FY18 405(e)
Distracted Driving
State
PART 6: DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANT (23 CFR § 1300.24)
Check this box only if applying for a Distracted Driving grant.
[Fill in all blanks related to the checked box.]
Comprehensive Distracted
Driving Grant:
The State provides sample distracted driving questions from the State’s driver’s license
examination on HSP page #:
Prohibition on Texting While Driving
The State’s texting ban statute, prohibiting texting while driving, with a minimum fine at least $25 is
in effect, and will be enforced during the fiscal year of the grant.
Date enacted:
Date last amended:
Legal citation(s):
Prohibition on texting while driving:
Definition of covered wireless communication devices:
Minimum fine of at least $25 for an offense:
Exemptions from texting ban:
Prohibition on Youth Cell Phone Use While Driving
The State’s youth cell phone use ban statute, prohibiting youth cell phone use while driving, driver
license testing of distracted driving issues, with a minimum fine of at least $25, is in effect, and will
be enforced during the fiscal year of the grant.
Date enacted:
Date last amended:
Legal citation(s):
Prohibition on youth cell phone use while driving:
Definition of covered wireless communication devices:
Minimum fine of at least $25 for an offense:
Exemptions from youth cell phone use ban:
Note: The FAST Act allows a State to use up to 75 percent of Section 405(e) funds for any eligible project or activity
under Section 402 if the State has conformed its distracted driving data to the most recent Model Minimum Uniform
Crash Criteria (MMUCC) and will provide supporting data (i.e., NHTSA-developed MMUCC Mapping spreadsheet)
within 30 days after notification of award.
Special Distracted Driving
Grant for Fiscal Year 2018
The State’s basic text messaging statute applying to drivers of all ages is in effect, and will be
enforced during the fiscal year of the grant.
Date enacted:
Date last amended:
Legal citation(s):
Basic text messaging statute:
Primary enforcement:
Fine for a violation of the basic text messaging statute:
The State’s youth cell phone use ban statute, prohibiting youth cell phone use while driving, is in
effect, and will be enforced during the fiscal year of the grant.
Date enacted:
Date last amended:
Legal citation(s):
Prohibition on youth cell phone use while driving:
Definition of covered wireless communication devices:
The State is NOT eligible for Special Distracted Driving Grant if the State qualifies for a
Comprehensive Distracted Driving Grant.