Question: What happens if I get a cell phone ticket with a CDL?
A cell phone ticket with a CDL can create serious consequences because New York assigns 5 points and commercial drivers are subject to special phone and texting restrictions.
CDL and commercial vehicle drivers should be especially careful with cell phone and texting tickets. The consequences can affect more than an ordinary driving record.
Key Things to Know:
A cell phone or portable electronic device conviction is 5 points. New York’s commercial-driver restrictions prohibit certain cell phone and texting-device use while operating a commercial motor vehicle, including while temporarily stopped because of traffic or a traffic control device. A conviction may affect employment, insurance, and commercial driving privileges.
CDL drivers should speak with a traffic ticket attorney before pleading guilty to a cell phone or electronic device ticket.