NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 225.13
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE-DRIVING WHILE USING A MOBILE TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
The motor vehicle law1 provides that it is unlawful for any person to
operate a commercial motor vehicle on a [public street] [highway] [public
vehicular area] while using a mobile telephone or other electronic device.
Use of hands-free technology by the driver of a commercial motor vehicle
is not prohibited.2
[In addition, this law does not apply to
[the operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped.3]
[[a law enforcement officer] [a member of a fire department] [the
operator of a public or private ambulance] while in the performance of his
official duties.4]
[the use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning
systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or
receive data as part of a digital dispatch system.5]
[the use of voice operated technology.6]]
Operation of a commercial motor vehicle in violation of this law is not
negligence in and of itself. However, the evidence with regard to it is to
be considered with all the other facts in evidence in determining whether
the operator was negligent.
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 225.13 (June 2013). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-137.4A(a1). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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