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Wireless telecommunication service shall mean two-way real time voice or other data <br />telecommunications service that is interconnected to a public switched telephone network <br />and commonly referred to as cellular service or personal communication service. <br />(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a hand-held mobile telephone to engage <br />in a call or use a mobile communication device to send, read, or write a text message, while <br />operating a moving motor vehicle in school zone: <br />(1) on an official school day; <br />(2) during the hours when the school zone is in effect. See Section 110-113 <br />for the list of times in which school zones are in effect; and <br />(3) when signs stating, "NO TEXT-MESSAGING OR HAND-HELD CELL <br />PHONE USE IN ACTIVE SCHOOL ZONE," or similar language is conspicuously posted at <br />each entrance to the school zone. <br />(c) An operator of a motor vehicle who holds a mobile telephone to or in the <br />immediate proximity of his or her ear while the vehicle is in motion is presumed to be engaging <br />in a call under this section. Immediate proximity is any distance that permits the user of a mobile <br />telephone to hear telecommunications transmitted over the telephone and does not require <br />physical contact with the user's ear. <br />(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section if a person is: <br />(1) using the mobile telephone or mobile communication device to report <br />illegal activity to a law enforcement agency; to communicate with an emergency response <br />operator, a fire department, a law enforcement agency, a hospital, a physician's office, or a heath <br />clinic regarding a medical or other emergency situation; or to prevent injury to a person or <br />property; or <br />(2) operating an authorized emergency vehicle and using the mobile telephone <br />or mobile communication device in the course and scope of the person's official duties; or <br />(3) using a hands-free mobile telephone in a hands-free manner. <br />(e) Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and <br />upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00). An <br />offense under this section is not a moving violation and may not be made a part of a person's <br />driving record or insurance record. " <br />SECTION 3. Savings/Reuealing. All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this <br />Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict; but such repeal shall not abate <br />any pending prosecution for violation of the repealed ordinance, nor shall the repeal prevent a <br />prosecution from being commenced for any violation if occurring prior to the repeal of the <br />ordinance. Any remaining portions of said ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. <br />Ordinance No. 2008-19 <br />Ordinance Prohibiting the Use of Hand-held Mobile Telephones in School Zones Page 3 <br />508687.v3 <br />- 000146 <br />