-------- Original message -------- From: Rick WA6NHC <wa6nhc@gmail.com> Date: 01-15-2017 2:00 PM (GMT-08:00) To: El Dorado County Amateur Radio Club <EDCARC@yahoogroups.com>, MLDXCC <mldxcc@contesting.com> Subject: [Mldxcc] New CA law about transmitting while mobile
From a friend in the LA area, who is a Sheriff Sergeant:
"San Diego Superior Court Traffic Commissioner (and Amateur Extra, Pete Singer, W2PWS) did a presentation at the Palomar Amateur Radio Club (as a club member) regarding a change in California's cell phone law. Referring to 23123.5 CVC, which used to exempt amateur radio, was modified. In short, ham radio operation while driving is now the same violation as talking on your cell phone and subject to the same restrictions. He has reached out to the legislature to see if removing the ham radio exemption was an intentional act or an oversight. So far, the author of the law has not gotten back to him. The CHP has notified the courts that they intend to issue citations to anyone they see holding a device, which includes your mobile radio microphone."
You've been warned. Another poorly written CA law.
Then consider taxi cab drivers, truckers, delivery folks... anyone else that REQUIRES a two way radio for their job... Stupid just doesn't BEGIN to describe it.
Rick nhc
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