Tickets For Violating Hands-Free Driving Law Coming January 1

Tickets For Violating Hands-Free Driving Law Coming January 1

(Davenport, IA)  —  Violating Iowa’s hands-free driving law will start costing people 100 dollars on January 1st.  The Iowa State Patrol says that is when officers will start issuing tickets instead of warnings.  The law has been in effect since July 2025.  It says a driver cannot text, scroll, watch videos, or make calls by manually operating the phone, and calls must be made using the vehicle’s Bluetooth system or by voice command. According t…

'A consistent concern': Iowa law enforcement agencies caution hands-free driving penalties

Dubuque law enforcement officials have handed out roughly 100 warnings to drivers using their phones in the car since July.