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(6) A person receiving wireless messages via radio waves; (7) A person using a device for navigation purposes; (8) A person conducting wireless interpersonal communication with a device that does not require manually entering letters, numbers, or symbols or reading text messages, except to activate, deactivate, or initiate the device or a feature or function of the device; (9) A person operating a commercial truck while using a mobile data terminal that transmits and receives data; (10) A person using a handheld electronic wireless communications device in conjunction with a voice -operated or hands-free device feature or function of the vehicle. (c) Notwithstanding an), provision of lawto the eentrai-y, no law enfor-eeffient offieer- shall eause an operator- of an atitomobile being operated on any stfeet or- highway to stop the atitomebi for- the sole pur-pose of deter-Enining xA,hethef a violation of subseetion (a) of this seetion has been of being eommitted or- for- the sole purpose of issuing a tieket, eitation o r- summEffls f0f a Violati that nc,4ur-e — eausing the arrest of of eommeneing a pi!oseeeution of a per -son for- a vielation of that nature, and no law enfofeement offieer- shall view the inter-iof of visually ifispeet any automo being operated on an), stfeet or- highway for- the I I '' )f deter -mining whether- a vielation of that .,.,tune has been or- being emitte . Notwithstanding any other state or municipal ordinance, a law enforcement officer may cause an operator of an automobile being operated on any street or highway to stop the automobile for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of subsection (a) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons for a violation of subsection (a) or causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of subsection (a). (d) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (e) A prosecution for a violation of Ohio R.C. 4511.204 does not preclude a prosecution for a violation of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance based on the same conduct. However, if an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of Ohio R.C. 4511.204 and is also convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance based on the same conduct, the two offenses are allied offenses of similar import under Ohio R.C. 2941.25. (f) As used in this section: (1) "Electronic wireless communications device" includes any of the following: A. A wireless telephone;