Windshield Phone and GPS mounts are Illegal in 27 States. Why? Because it’s dangerous.

States in Which Windshield Mounts Are Illegal

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • North Dakota
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Texas
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

8 of the States Restrict Windshield Mounting Location

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • Ohio
  • Nevada
  • Utah
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New California Law Cracks Down On Mobile Phone Usage While Driving

However there is some leeway, which is that as long as your phone is not in your hand, like mounted on your dashboard or windshield, and that the function only involves “the motion of a single swipe or tap of the driver’s finger,” then it is ok. Basically holding your phone while using Waze is illegal, but if you mount it then it’s fine. The new law will be going into effect come 1st January, 2017.