Texting while driving: fines
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What is the most you can be fined for a first offense of texting while driving?
The rule
Sending or reading texts or e-mails on a portable device while driving is illegal: a first offense can cost up to $200, a second within 18 months up to $250, and a third or more within 18 months up to $450.
Texting or e-mailing while driving: up to $200 for a first offense, up to $250 for a second within 18 months, and up to $450 for a third or more within 18 months.
From the New York State Driver's Manual, page 52. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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