Section 27-51-1602 - DefinitionsAs used in this subchapter:
(1) "Emergency" means a situation in which a person is in need of assistance from any of the following: (A) Law enforcement personnel;(B) Fire department personnel;(C) Public safety personnel;(D) Emergency medical personnel; or(E) A 911 public safety communications center;(2) "Serious physical injury" means physical injury that: (A) Creates a substantial risk of death; or(B) Causes protracted disfigurement, protracted impairment of health, or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ;(3) "Texting" means reading from or manually entering data into a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication;(4) "Wireless interactive communication" means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and(5)(A) "Wireless telecommunications device" means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input.(B) "Wireless telecommunications device" does not include a:(ii) Citizens band radio hybrid;(iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device;(iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service;(v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or(vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.Amended by Act 2023, No. 445,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2019, No. 738,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 353, eff. 8/1/2017.Acts 2009, No. 197, § 1; 2009, No. 247, § 1; 2011, No. 37, § 1.