Should Drivers Be Banned From Using Cell Phones?

POSTED: 4:03 pm CST February 6, 2007

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A bill has been introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature that could forbid drivers from using cell phones.

Investigators said distracted driving associated with cell phone usage led to about 800 crashes in 2005, officials said."The public, I think, ultimately will appreciate a safer environment on the roads," said state Sen. Constance Johnson, who filed the bill.

Johnson's bill would allow drivers to use a hands-free phone, and it would make exceptions for emergencies.

Source: KOCO.com

Oklahoma Law Regarding Recording Conversations

Okla. Stat. tit. 13, § 176.4: Anyone who is a party to a wire, oral or electronic communication or who has obtained consent from a party can lawfully record or disclose the contents of that communication, so long as he does not do so in furtherance of a criminal act.

Under the statute, consent is not required for the taping of a non-electronic communication uttered by a person who does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in that communication. See definition of "oral communication," Okla Stat. tit. 13, § 176.2.

Unlawful recording or disclosure is a felony punishable by a fine of not less than $5,000 and jail time not to exceed five years. Okla. Stat. tit. 13, § 176.3.

Oklahoma law also makes it a misdemeanor to secretly loiter about a building with intent to hear discourse therein and repeat or publish it. Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1202.

Source: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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