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49 U.S.C. § 41725 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 49. Transportation § 41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)Prohibition.--The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations--

(1) to prohibit an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile communications device during a flight of that aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate or intrastate air transportation; and

(2) that exempt from the prohibition described in paragraph (1) any--

(A) member of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft;

(B) flight attendant on duty on an aircraft; and

(C) Federal law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity.

(b)Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)Flight.--The term “flight” means, with respect to an aircraft, the period beginning when the aircraft takes off and ending when the aircraft lands.

(2)Mobile communications device.--

(A)In general.--The term “mobile communications device” means any portable wireless telecommunications equipment utilized for the transmission or reception of voice data.

(B)Limitation.--The term “mobile communications device” does not include a phone installed on an aircraft.

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