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Pennsylvania Phone & Distracted Driving Laws

Whether handheld phone use and texting are banned for all drivers, additional restrictions on minors, and first-offense fines.

Handheld phone: banned for all drivers?

yes

Source: 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3316.1(a) (Paul Miller's Law, Act 18 of 2024): "no driver shall use an interactive mobile device while driving a motor vehicle." Signed June 5, 2024 (P.L.366, No.18), effective 12 months later on June 5, 2025. Sec. 3316.1(c) sets a $50 fine as a summary offense. Sec. 3316.1(g) limited enforcement to written warnings for the first 12 months, a period that ended June 5, 2026. PA Driver's Manual (PUB 95, 4-21) predates this statute and covers only the separate anti-texting law at Sec. 3316. Verified Aug 2026

Texting: banned for all drivers?

yes

Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 5: Anti-Texting Law Verified Aug 2026

Hands-free also banned for minors?

no

Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 5: Anti-Texting Law Verified Aug 2026

First-offense fine

$50

Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95), Chapter 5: Anti-Texting Law Verified Aug 2026

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