MICHIGAN (AP) -- A ban on the use of cell phones to send text messages or e-mail while driving in Michigan will be signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
The Michigan House passed the third and final bill in a texting ban package by an 82-22 vote Wednesday. The Senate already has passed the bill. The Legislature passed the main bills in the package earlier this month. The ban is to take effect July 1. It makes texting a primary offense, meaning police could pull over motorists for texting alone. A first offense would cost $100 and repeat offenses would cost $200.
No points would be added to a violator's driving record.
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