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;~v. C~~►~w RfiR OS/Z 1!O8 ft22 AN ORDINANCE 2 O O O" O 8- 2 1-.Q 7 2 7 AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE VII OF THE CITY CODE BY ADDING SECTION 19-254 PROHIBITING THE USE OF A HAND-HELD MOBILE TELEPHONE TO ENGAGE IN A CALL OR THE USE OF A M4BILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO SEND, READ, OR WRITE A TEXT MESSAGE WHILE OPERATING A MOVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN AN ACTIVE REDUCED SPEED SCH04L ZONE WHERE PROHIBITED BY SIGN AND PROVIDING FOR A FINE OF UP TO $200.00 PER VIOLATION. WHEREAS, the city council finds that the use of a hand-held mobile telephone to engage in a call or the use of a mobile communication device to send, read, or write a text message while operating a moving motor vehicle in an active reduced speed school zone is a traffic hazard and a danger to the public and creates a particular danger or probability of danger to school children traveling to and from schools and other educational facilities in the city of San Antonio; and WHEREAS, the city council believes that prohibiting the use of hand-held mobile telephones to engage in calls or mobile communication devices to send, read, or write text messages while driving in active reduced speed school zones, with certain defenses, would further and protect the public health, safety, and welfare, especially of school-aged children; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO: SECTION 1. That Division 1, "Generally," of Article VII, "Schaal Zones and School Buses," of CHAPTER 19, "Motor Vehicles and Traffic," of the San Antonio City Code, is amended by adding new Section 19-254, entitled "Regulating the Use of Hand-Held Mobile Telephones and Mobile Communication Devices in Reduced Speed School Zones," to read as follows: SEC.19-254 REGULATING THE USE OF HAND-HELD - MOBILE TELEPHONES AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN REDUCED SPEED SCHOOL ZONES. (a) In this section: M 00015