Wednesday, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors held the final hearing for adoption of Ordinance 2018-2; which regulates the use of communication devices and texting while operating a motor vehicle. There were several people in attendance that spoke in support of the measure and only one person speaking in opposition. The ordinance states: A person shall not drive a motor vehicle while holding in his or her hand, typing on or otherwise manually operating a portable communications device. After several minutes of comments from the public, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve the ordinance.
