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Ban on texting while driving resurfaces
Most states have outlawed the practice
Updated: Saturday, 05 Jan 2013, 2:36 PM MST
Published : Saturday, 05 Jan 2013, 2:36 PM MST
SANTA FE (KRQE) - Two lawmakers plan to try again this year to pass a statewide ban on texting while driving.
Republican Rep. James Smith of Albuquerque has a bill to make it punishable by a $100 fine.
A bill by Democratic Sen. Peter Wirth of Santa Fe would hit offenders with a $300 fine.
Four previous efforts to pass a statewide ban have failed.
New Mexico is one of only 11 states that still allow texting while driving.
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