Ak state law on texting Alaska Stat. § 28.35.161. : Alaska Statutes - Section 28.35.161.: Driving a motor vehicle with a screen device operating; unlawful installation of television, monitor, or similar device. Search Alaska Stat. § 28.35.161. : Alaska Statutes - Section 28.35.161.: Driving a motor vehicle with a screen device operating; unlawful installation of television, monitor, or similar device. Citation (a) A person commits the crime of driving with a screen device operating if (1) the person is driving a motor vehicle; (2) the vehicle has a television, video monitor, portable computer, or any other similar means capable of providing a visual display that is in full view of a driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion; and (3) the monitor or visual display is operating while the person is driving. (b) A person may not install or alter equipment described in (a)(2) of this section that allows the images to be viewed by the driver in a normal driving position while the vehicle is in motion. (c) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to (1) portable cellular telephones or personal data assistants being used for verbal communication or displaying caller identification information; (2) equipment that is displaying only (A) audio equipment information, functions, and controls; (B) vehicle information or controls related to speed, fuel level, battery charge, and other vehicle safety or equipment information; (C) navigation or global positioning; (D) maps; (E) visual information to (i) enhance or supplement the drivers view forward, behind, or to the sides of the motor vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; or (ii) allow the driver to monitor vehicle occupants seated behind the driver; (F) vehicle dispatching and response information for motor vehicles providing emergency road service or roadside assistance; (G) vehicle dispatching information for passenger transport or freight or package delivery; or (H) information for use in performing highway construction, maintenance, or repair or data acquisition by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or a municipality. (d) Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to devices and equipment installed in an emergency vehicle. In this subsection, emergency vehicle means a police, fire, or emergency medical service vehicle. (e) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under (b) of this section that the equipment installed or altered includes a device that, when the motor vehicle is being driven, disables the equipment for all uses except those described in (c) of this section. (f) A person who violates (a) of this section is guilty of (1) a class A misdemeanor, unless any of the circumstances described in (2) - (4) of this subsection apply; (2) a class C felony if the persons driving causes physical injury to another person; (3) a class B felony if the persons driving causes serious physical injury to another person; (4) a class A felony if the persons driving causes the death of another person.
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