Amendment ID: S2216-25

Amendment 25

Emergency purposes

Messrs. Fattman and O'Connor and Ms. Gobi move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 16 by striking out subsection (a) of section 13B and inserting in place thereof the following:-

(a) For the purposes of this section, “emergency purposes” shall mean that the operator used the mobile electronic device for voice communication with another person because: (i) the motor vehicle was disabled; (ii) medical attention or assistance was required; (iii) the police or fire department intervention or some other emergency service was necessary for the safety of the operator, a passenger or a pedestrian in or near the roadway; (iv) a disabled vehicle or an accident was present in the roadway; (v) police intervention was necessary due to a motor vehicle being operated in a manner that poses a threat to the safety of travelers on the roadway or to pedestrians; or (vi) the operator or a passenger in the vehicle received an emergency call from a hospital, physician’s office or an immediate family member.