New Hampshire’s ‘Hands-Free’ Driving Law in Effect

New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving.

The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS units, tablets and laptops.

Violators face a $100 fine for the first offense, $250 for a second offense and $500 for subsequent offenses within a 24-month period.

Bluetooth or other hands-free electronic devices will be allowed.

Police say in the last four years, distraction was the cause of 124 crashes on New Hampshire’s roads.

With the “hands-free” distracted driving law in effect across the Granite State, it was reported that New Hampshire state troopers wrote 96 citations and issued 47 warnings under the new law over the July Fourth weekend.