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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council
<br />Tuesday, February 19, 2013
<br />Page 10
<br />Mr. Delguyd asked, there was wording in the Ordinance about you can't specifically get
<br />pulled over for this?
<br />Ms. Calta replied, it depends. There's a distinction between someone who is a juvenile
<br />versus an adult, so yes, with an adult, it's not a primary offense to which you could be
<br />pulled over for. However, if you are driving under a temporary license or any sort of
<br />license under 18, you can be pulled over for the offense. It mirrors the State law, however,
<br />it would now be codified as a local ordinance that you can cite under and collect the fines
<br />from. Did everyone get a copy of the memo that summarized the main points?
<br />Council President Buckholtz asked, what are the fines?
<br />Ms. Calta replied, $150. For a second offense, $300.
<br />Council President Buckholtz asked about the Bluetooth device.
<br />Ms. Calta replied, it has to do with texting, so it's not talking on your Bluetooth, it's
<br />texting, but they don't want you texting on any sort of device. We talked about it in
<br />Ordinance Review, any PDA, it may not be a cellphone, but anything you can text on, like
<br />the I-touches you can text on, but they are not cellphones. So you can't do anything that
<br />would involve a text message or an e-mail.
<br />Council President Buckholtz stated, the clear distinction here is, under 18, no anything and
<br />over 18, strictly prohibiting texting?
<br />Ms. Calta 'replied, right.
<br />Council President Buckholtz asked, the Bluetooth is on the under 18 side?
<br />Calta replied, it's all geared towards texting.
<br />Council President Buckholtz stated, but it says here, under 18, no texting, no e-mailing, no
<br />talking on your cellphone, Bluetooth, Bluetooth speakers, OnStar, any similar devices, no
<br />computers, laptops, no playing video games, no using your GPS unless it's voice operated
<br />and hands-free. It's saying unless it's hands-free and then it is saying no Bluetooth under
<br />18, but clearly for adults, it's at this point just texting, correct?
<br />Mr. Delguyd replied, correct.
<br />Ms. Calta stated, ask the question again?
<br />Mayor Rinker stated, the memo doesn't jive with the legislation.
<br />Council President Buckholtz is not sure that it doesn't jive with the legislation. I am
<br />saying on one hand it says no using the phone unless voice-activated. In the two previous
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