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Pike County Fiscal Court adopts policy banning texting while driving in county vehicles

Pike County Fiscal Court · August 6, 2024
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Pike County Fiscal Court amended county administrative code sections 4 84 and 4 86 to make texting while driving in county‑owned vehicles a code violation; the change passed unanimously and officials said it clarifies existing CDL rules and aims to reduce risk to employees and the public.

Pike County Fiscal Court adopted an amendment to its administrative code to make texting while driving in county‑owned vehicles an explicit violation, the court said.

At a special session, Roy read the second reading of the amendment “to amend sections 4 84 and 4 86… any employee who texts while driving a county owned vehicle,” and Judge Jones said the change “clarifies” the rule and…

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