Road Traffic Act - Singapore Statutes Online

Use of mobile communication device while driving

65B.—(1) A driver of a vehicle who holds in his hand a mobile communication device and operates any of its communicative or other functions, while the vehicle is in motion on a road or in a public place is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

[Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

(1A) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to a mobile communication device that is a wearable device (such as a smart watch), when it is worn by the driver or rider in the manner intended by the manufacturer of the wearable device.

[Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

(2) Where a person who is convicted or found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is a repeat offender, the person is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(3) In this section —

“communicative function” means any of the following functions:

(a)	sending or receiving oral or written messages, audio phone calls or video calls; [Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]
(b)	sending or receiving electronic documents;
(c)	sending or receiving still or moving images;
(d)	sending or receiving audio or video files;
(e)	providing access to the Internet;

“mobile communication device” means —

(a)	a mobile phone; or
(b)	any wireless handheld device (such as a tablet computer) or wearable device (such as a smart watch) designed or capable of being used for a communicative function; [Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

“repeat offender”, in relation to an offence under subsection (1), means a person who is convicted or found guilty of that offence (called the current offence) and who was previously convicted or found guilty of —

(a)	an offence under subsection (1); [Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]
(b)	an offence under section 65B as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 14 of the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2014; or [Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]
(c)	an offence under section 65B as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 28(3) of the Active Mobility (Amendment) Act 2020, [Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

on at least one previous occasion before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence.

[Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

[Deleted by Act 9 of 2020 wef 01/08/2020]

[Act 28 of 2014 wef 01/02/2015]

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