Distracted Driving & Cell Phones

In Georgia, you can use a single touch to start or end a voice call on a mounted device while driving.. The Hands-Free Act prohibits holding or supporting a phone with any part of your body while driving.

Repeated Georgia Hands‑Free violations increase both the monetary fine and the number of points added to your license within a 24‑month period.. A first Hands-Free violation carries a fine and one point, but penalties escalate with each conviction within 24 months.

The Hands-Free Act allows voice or single-touch operation, but prohibits holding or supporting a phone with your body while driving. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Many people mistakenly believe that using a phone at a red light is allowed, but the Hands-Free Act still applies because the vehicle is on the roadway.
• !Many think a first violation results only in a warning or that a jail sentence is mandatory, but Georgia’s law escalates fines and points, not incarceration, for repeat offenses.

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