                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

USE OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES BY PERSONS DRIVING SCHOOL BUSES (§
46.2-919.1)

No person shall use any wireless telecommunications device, whether handheld or
otherwise, while driving a school bus, except in case of an emergency, or when
the vehicle is lawfully parked and for the purposes of dispatching. Nothing in
this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of (i) two-way radio devices
or (ii) wireless telecommunications devices that are used hands free to allow
live communication between the driver and school or public safety officials.

HISTORY: 2008, cc. 234, 447; 2017, c. 295.