{"id":348098,"date":"2026-06-05T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348098\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:12:11","slug":"fresno-police-to-conduct-hands-free-cell-phone-enforcement-operation-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/348098\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno Police to Conduct Hands-Free Cell Phone Enforcement Operation Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fresno Police Department will conduct an enforcement operation Friday targeting drivers suspected of violating California\u2019s hands-free cell phone law.<\/p>\n<p>Under current state law, drivers are prohibited from holding a phone or other electronic communications device while operating a vehicle, police said. The restriction includes talking on a handheld phone, texting or using mobile applications while driving.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said using a handheld cell phone while driving is punishable by a fine. A second violation within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense will result in a point being added to the driver\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gvwire.com\/contact\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280\u00d790-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GVWire-Ad-Get-our-mobile-app-1280x90-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"1280\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police urged motorists who need to make an important phone call or program directions to pull over in a safe location before using their devices. Drivers are also encouraged to silence their phones or place them out of reach before starting a trip.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for the enforcement program is provided through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Connect with\u00a0\u00a0on social media. Got a tip? Send an\u00a0.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno Police Department will conduct an enforcement operation Friday targeting drivers suspected of violating California\u2019s hands-free cell&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-348098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}