1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; prohibiting use of
1.3 	mobile phone by bus driver; providing affirmative
1.4 	defense; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.5 	Statutes, chapter 169.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [169.472] USE OF MOBILE TELEPHONES.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition. No person may operate a
1.9 	cellular or wireless telephone, whether handheld or hands free,
1.10 	while operating a bus, while the bus is in motion.
1.11 		Subd. 2.Defense. It is an affirmative defense against a
1.12 	charge of violating subdivision 1 for a person to produce
1.13 	evidence that the mobile telephone was used for the purpose of
1.14 	contacting the following in response to an emergency:
1.15 	(1) a 911 or other emergency telephone number;
1.16 	(2) a hospital, clinic, or doctor's office;
1.17 	(3) an ambulance service provider;
1.18 	(4) a fire department or law enforcement agency; or 
1.19 	(5) a first aid squad.