By Chase Holmes, News Reporter
MONTGOMERY — It is now illegal for a driver in Alabama to hold a phone, even if you are on a phone call, after Governor Ivey signed the distracted driving bill into law.
Fines start at $25 for the driver’s first offense and this will be the case for one year as a way to get drivers acclimated to the new law. After one year, the fine will be raised to $50 with a one-point violation on the charged person’s license. A second violation would have a $100 fine, with another two-point violation. For a third violation, the driver will be issued three points, as well as a $150 fine.