Starting September 1st 2008, Alaska’s House Bill 88 (HB 88) will go into effect. Although the new law is known more as “Alaska’s Text Messaging Ban” the bill actually relates to “televisions, monitors, portable computers and similar devices in motor vehicles;”
The law specifically prohibits unlawful installation of television, monitor or “similar“ device. In the State of Alaska it will be considered a crime if a person driving a motor vehicle;
The law specifically prohibits unlawful installation of television, monitor or “similar“ device. In the State of Alaska it will be considered a crime if a person driving a motor vehicle;
The vehicle has a television, video monitor, portable computer, or any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in full view of a driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion; and the monitor or visual display is operating while the person is driving.
A person who violates this new law (depending on the circumstances) would be guilty of a misdemeanor. If the driver is involved in an accident and there is a injury or death, the driver would be charged with a felony.