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04-26-2011, 10:38 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Nearly three years after California made it illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving, the state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would increase fines for texting or using a hand-held cell phone while driving.
The base fine would increase from $20 to $50 per violation under the bill, which now goes to the Assembly. With various fees, a first offense would cost $328, up from the current $208.
A repeat offender could be fined $100, or $528 with fees. A subsequent violation would also add one point to the motorist's driving record.
"The goal here is simply to save more lives(and a little money from mundanes doesn't hurt either)," said Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/CA-bill-would-hike-drivers-apf-1097988598.html?x=0
The base fine would increase from $20 to $50 per violation under the bill, which now goes to the Assembly. With various fees, a first offense would cost $328, up from the current $208.
A repeat offender could be fined $100, or $528 with fees. A subsequent violation would also add one point to the motorist's driving record.
"The goal here is simply to save more lives(and a little money from mundanes doesn't hurt either)," said Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/CA-bill-would-hike-drivers-apf-1097988598.html?x=0