Dude, guv sz no txt whi drv. bmr!
Drivers caught using their phones to write, read or send messages will be hit with a $20 ticket the first time and $50 on each subsequent offense. The penalty is a base fine, which is uniform across the state, but does not include the fees added by local municipalities.
A $20 ticket? Boy, that's probably like, you know, two or three days of txt cst.