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QuestionWhat if I was stopped at a red light and was just changing the music on my phone?Lahaina Araneta, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney based in Los Angeles, California. She has been practicing law since 2012 and has worked at LMG Law since 2014, where she specializes in employment and family-based immigration. She also served as Director of Legal Operations for Ashoori Law from 2019 to 2023, where she was the full-time manager of employment business immigration cases. Prior to her work at LMG, she served as a Staff Attorney for The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and worked as a Senior Associate for two different immigration law groups. She received her JD from Loyola Law School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University. In law school, she participated in the immigrant justice practicum and served as a volunteer with several nonprofit agencies.If your phone was not being used in a hands-free manner, it is still illegal. A separate law prohibits texting or any other use of a wireless device while driving. However, the law contains exceptions for: emergency services professionals while operating an authorized emergency vehicle turning on or off a mounted GPS, so long as only one tap or swipe is required to do so (read more about the law as it applies to GPS), or using a manufacturer-installed system that’s embedded in the vehicle.
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QuestionDo I need to attend traffic school for using a cell phone?Lahaina Araneta, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney based in Los Angeles, California. She has been practicing law since 2012 and has worked at LMG Law since 2014, where she specializes in employment and family-based immigration. She also served as Director of Legal Operations for Ashoori Law from 2019 to 2023, where she was the full-time manager of employment business immigration cases. Prior to her work at LMG, she served as a Staff Attorney for The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and worked as a Senior Associate for two different immigration law groups. She received her JD from Loyola Law School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University. In law school, she participated in the immigrant justice practicum and served as a volunteer with several nonprofit agencies.Typically not, unless you were doing something else, like simultaneously driving erratically because of the phone use. There will be no points on your record for this ticket, thus there is no need for traffic school.
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QuestionWhat if I was not on my cell phone?Lahaina Araneta, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney based in Los Angeles, California. She has been practicing law since 2012 and has worked at LMG Law since 2014, where she specializes in employment and family-based immigration. She also served as Director of Legal Operations for Ashoori Law from 2019 to 2023, where she was the full-time manager of employment business immigration cases. Prior to her work at LMG, she served as a Staff Attorney for The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and worked as a Senior Associate for two different immigration law groups. She received her JD from Loyola Law School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University. In law school, she participated in the immigrant justice practicum and served as a volunteer with several nonprofit agencies.If you were not on the phone, then you haven't done anything wrong. You can fight the ticket per the instructions in the article.
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QuestionWhat is the cost of a cell phone violation in Los Angeles?Lahaina Araneta, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney based in Los Angeles, California. She has been practicing law since 2012 and has worked at LMG Law since 2014, where she specializes in employment and family-based immigration. She also served as Director of Legal Operations for Ashoori Law from 2019 to 2023, where she was the full-time manager of employment business immigration cases. Prior to her work at LMG, she served as a Staff Attorney for The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and worked as a Senior Associate for two different immigration law groups. She received her JD from Loyola Law School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University. In law school, she participated in the immigrant justice practicum and served as a volunteer with several nonprofit agencies.The total for a first violation will likely exceed $150, and a second or subsequent offense can cost over $250. A violation of the handheld cellphone ban will not count as a point on your driving record (California uses a "point system" for moving violations).
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