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Wausau staff to rewrite city's handheld-device ordinance to conform with state inattentive-driving law
Summary
City staff told the committee that local ordinance 10.01012 on handheld mobile device use conflicts with recent state law; attorney guidance said municipalities must conform to the state inattentive-driving statute (referenced as 346.89), so staff will return with a revised draft and updated signage.
City staff told the Public Health & Safety Committee on Jan. 19 that Wausau's existing ordinance regulating handheld phone and mobile electronic device use is not aligned with changes in state law and therefore cannot be enforced in its current form.
Anne (city staff) said the posted signs and the city's ordinance…
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