Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Exceptions
265.03Section 265.02 does not apply to a person
(a) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a highway to call the local police department, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the fire department or an ambulance service about an emergency,
(b) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating an authorized emergency vehicle, on a highway, in the course of his or her duties or employment,
(c) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a highway if it is configured and equipped to be used as a hands-free telephone, used in a hands-free manner, and used exclusively by voice commands or by touching the device only once to initiate or accept a telephone call and only once to end it, while all other actions in relation to the call are performed exclusively by voice commands,
(d) who uses a two-way radio while operating a motor vehicle on a highway for commercial purposes,
(d.1) who uses a two-way radio while operating a commercial vehicle as defined in section 265.1 on a highway,
(e) who uses a two-way radio while operating a motor vehicle on a highway if that person is the holder of a radio operator certificate issued under the Radiocommunication Act (Canada),
(f) who looks at a portable global positioning system navigation device’s display for navigational purposes while operating a motor vehicle on highway, or
(g) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle that is safely parked near the curb or outer edge of the shoulder of the highway.
2010, c.33, s.2; 2011, c.2, s.1; 2014, c.21, s.2
Exceptions
265.03Section 265.02 does not apply to a person
(a) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a highway to call the local police department, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the fire department or an ambulance service about an emergency,
(b) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating an authorized emergency vehicle, on a highway, in the course of his or her duties or employment,
(c) who uses a hand-operated electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a highway if it is configured and equipped to be used as a hands-free telephone, used in a hands-free manner, and used exclusively by voice commands or by touching the device only once to initiate or accept a telephone call and only once to end it, while all other actions in relation to the call are performed exclusively by voice commands,
(d) who uses a two-way radio while operating a motor vehicle on a highway for commercial purposes,
(d.1) who uses a two-way radio while operating a commercial vehicle as defined in section 265.1 on a highway,
(e) who uses a two-way radio while operating a motor vehicle on a highway during search and rescue activities or emergency operations as prescribed by regulation, or
(f) who looks at a portable global positioning system navigation device’s display for navigational purposes while operating a motor vehicle on highway.
2010, c.33, s.2; 2011, c.2, s.1