The West University Place City Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance to ban cell phone usage by motorists in active school zones.
The ordinance must be approved a second time at council's next meeting on April 14 to become law.
It would go into effect Aug. 1. It would carry a $200 penalty for a first offense and $500 penalty for repeat offenses.
All cell phone usage — including talking on a hand-held or hands-free device, text messaging or viewing images — would be illegal in the three-block school zone in front of West University Elementary School, 3756 University Blvd.
Another opportunity for a wave file... along with school zone POI.
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The West University Place City Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance to ban cell phone usage by motorists in active school zones.
The ordinance must be approved a second time at council's next meeting on April 14 to become law.
It would go into effect Aug. 1. It would carry a $200 penalty for a first offense and $500 penalty for repeat offenses.
All cell phone usage — including talking on a hand-held or hands-free device, text messaging or viewing images — would be illegal in the three-block school zone in front of West University Elementary School, 3756 University Blvd.