Comments on: Utah Drivers Beware—Some of What You’ve Been Told About the New Texting Law Will Get You a Ticket https://intermountainlegal.temporary-site.com/blog/criminal-defense/utah-drivers-beware-youve-told-new-texting-law-will-get-ticket/ Wed, 14 May 2014 19:02:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.6 By: Devin https://intermountainlegal.temporary-site.com/blog/criminal-defense/utah-drivers-beware-youve-told-new-texting-law-will-get-ticket/#comment-49 Wed, 14 May 2014 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.utahdefenseattorney.net/?p=3586#comment-49 Dang. I was wrong.

\”Highway\” or \”street\” means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part of it is open to the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.

]]> By: Devin https://intermountainlegal.temporary-site.com/blog/criminal-defense/utah-drivers-beware-youve-told-new-texting-law-will-get-ticket/#comment-48 Wed, 14 May 2014 17:41:30 +0000 http://www.utahdefenseattorney.net/?p=3586#comment-48 I find it amazing that people do not mention that this law only applies to state highways. The title says \’while operating a motor vehicle\’, but subsection 2 states:
\”A person may not use a handheld wireless communication device while operating a moving motor vehicle on a highway in this state…\”

No one mentions that this law does NOT apply to all city traffic. Why not?

]]> By: John E https://intermountainlegal.temporary-site.com/blog/criminal-defense/utah-drivers-beware-youve-told-new-texting-law-will-get-ticket/#comment-46 Wed, 14 May 2014 00:59:04 +0000 http://www.utahdefenseattorney.net/?p=3586#comment-46 The line says operate a moving motor vehicle, meaning if you are stopped at a red light, you are not moving.

]]> By: Josh https://intermountainlegal.temporary-site.com/blog/criminal-defense/utah-drivers-beware-youve-told-new-texting-law-will-get-ticket/#comment-47 Tue, 13 May 2014 23:02:44 +0000 http://www.utahdefenseattorney.net/?p=3586#comment-47 In the law itself it says \”operating a moving motor vehicle,\” As opposed to simply \”operating a motor vehicle\” or \”operating an idling vehicle\”. I would think the intention of the verbiage would be to allow checking or manipulating the device while stopped at a red light. I\’m not an attorney but just curious as to why you took the stance above.

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