HALIFAX – Nova Scotia is going to increase fines and add four demerit points for people convicted of using cellphones while driving as of Feb. 1.
Currently, fines range from just over $176 for a first offence to about $350 for a third or subsequent offence.
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Under amendments proclaimed by the Liberal government, fines will increase to about $234 for a first offence to $579 for a third or subsequent offence.
There are exemptions for using a cellphone to report an emergency.
Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act for using cellphones and texting while driving were tabled in November 2010 by the previous NDP government.
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