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Author Message   red Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 5599 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 4:36 pm:        Okay, I was just told that you cannot use a cell phone in New Jersey with a headset that it is now illegal. Anyone?   LilLB Citizen Username: Lillb Post Number: 1744 Registered: 10-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 4:40 pm:        Doesn't seem like it according to this. http://www.iihs.org/laws/state_laws/cell_phones.html   Case Citizen Username: Case Post Number: 1724 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 - 9:36 pm:        From what I see on the roads, headsets just MIGHT be against the law. I rarely see them...   Eire Citizen Username: Eire Post Number: 178 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 9:24 am:        I thought the law was that it had to be hands free, which would mean using a headset. Where did you see that headsets are against the law? I see TONS of people just chatting away, phones to their ears...   Wendy Supporter Username: Wendy Post Number: 2536 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 9:53 am:        Case was being funny and sarcastic. NJ definitely does have a cell phone law - you must use a hands-free phone while driving. However, I thought that this law (when I researched it yesterday) was only enforced secondarily, meaning you will not get a ticket for holding your phone unless you are stopped for some other traffic violation. An informed person recently told me that it is now a primary offense but I haven't seen this in the news or in the law myself.   jet Citizen Username: Jet Post Number: 1131 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 10:45 am:        I don't believe there is a law yet , I think the head set things goes into effect 7/1 .   Wendy Supporter Username: Wendy Post Number: 2537 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 11:14 am:        It's a law now. NJ Statute 39:4-97.3. New Jersey is always mentioned as having a hands-free requirement in any news article. As the statute reads now it can only be secondarily enforced. Perhaps what you read about July 1 is that they will change it to a primary violation.   red Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 5605 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:02 pm:        No, one of my coworkers said that is was illegal. Part of our job is driving long distances, so it is necessary to have the cell phone. Thanks for the input!