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Arizona Phone Use While Driving Laws (2026)

Restricted: Arizona bans handheld use for all drivers — hands-free is required instead.

RestrictedVerified Jun 18, 2026

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Arizona bans handheld use for all drivers — hands-free is required instead. See Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-914.

Official source: azleg.gov →

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Phone Use While Driving in states bordering Arizona

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

CaliforniaRestricted
California bans handheld phone use for all drivers — you can only use your phone hands-free. See Calif. Veh. Code 23123.5.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov · Full California rule →
ColoradoRestricted
Colorado bans handheld mobile device use for all drivers and requires hands-free use instead. The ban took effect in 2025 (SB24-065, Colo. Rev. Stat. 42-4-239).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: codot.gov · Full Colorado rule →
NevadaRestricted
Nevada bans handheld use — talking, texting, and data — for all drivers, and requires hands-free use statewide (NRS 484B.165).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: leg.state.nv.us · Full Nevada rule →
New MexicoConditional
New Mexico bans texting while driving for all drivers: you may not read or view a text, email or instant message, or manually type anything on a handheld device (NMSA 1978, 66-7-374). …
Verified Sep 9, 2026 · Source: nmonesource.com · Full New Mexico rule →
UtahConditional
Utah bans handheld texting, dialing, internet use, video, and data entry while driving, but handheld voice calls are still allowed (Utah Code 41-6a-1716).
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: le.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →

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