{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-23123","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 23123","heading":"","body":"(a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone unless that telephone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free listening and talking, and is used in that manner while driving.\n(b) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a base fine of twenty dollars ($20) for a first offense and fifty dollars ($50) for each subsequent offense.\n(c) This section does not apply to a person using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity.\n(d) This section does not apply to an emergency services professional using a wireless telephone while operating an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 165, in the course and scope of his or her duties.\n(e) This section does not apply to a person driving a schoolbus or transit vehicle that is subject to Section 23125.\n(f) This section does not apply to a person while driving a motor vehicle on private property.\n(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 12. Public Offenses [23100. - 23249.50.]","ARTICLE 1. Driving Offenses [23100. - 23135.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7cea9a827c8f7ca85aede134d59022bd85664d1ce5eec7076761d51045c5167f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-23120","next":"us-ca/veh-23123.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}