| This bill prohibits the use of a handheld cellular telephone |
| while operating a motor vehicle. The bill clarifies that law |
| enforcement officers, corrections officers, firefighters, drivers |
| of authorized emergency vehicles, holders of commercial driver's |
| licenses, physicians, municipal public works personnel, Maine |
| Turnpike Authority personnel and state transportation personnel, |
| including all employees and contractors of the Department of |
| Transportation, may use handheld cellular telephones while |
| driving within the scope of their employment. The bill makes the |
| offense a traffic infraction. |
