State Fines For Texting and Driving

The leading cause of death for teenage drivers is now texting while driving, not drinking, with nearly a dozen teens dying each day in a texting related car crash. So far, 46 states have passed legislation banning texting and driving.

The fines vary by state and the median penalty is $100, with Alaska having the most sever maximum penalty of $10,000 fine and 1 year in jail and California having the lowest of $20.

Only Arizona, Montana, South carolina, and South Dakota have no ban on texting and driving.

State                 Maximum Penalty
Alaska                 $10,000
Utah                    $750
Guam                  $500
Indiana                $500
Maine                  $500
Oregon                $500
New Jersey         $400
Wisconsin           $400
New York             $243
North Carolina     $230
Hawaii                 $200
Nebraska             $200
Louisiana             $175
Connecticut         $150
Georgia               $150
Ohio                     $150
Pennsylvania       $140
Minnesota            $135
Virginia                 $125
Washington          $124
Arkansas              $100
Massachusetts     $100
Michigan              $100
New Hampshire   $100
North Dakota        $100
Vermont                $100
West Virginia        $100
Dist Columbia       $100
Idaho                    $85
Rhode Island        $85
Illinois                   $75
Maryland              $75
Wyoming              $75
Kansas                 $60
Tennessee           $60
Colorado              $50
Delaware             $50
Nevada                $50
Florida                 $30
Iowa                     $30
Alabama              $25
Kentucky             $25
California            $20