Headphone Laws Map
Wearing headphones while driving is generally a stupid, dangerous thing to do. Voluntarily supressing your ability to hear potential hazards can be a life-threatening mistake. However, in most states it is not actually illegal. The below map shows the laws in each state regarding this. However, even if it is legal in your state, note that it is still a dangerous activity and many cities prohibit it even if the state-wide laws do not. Furthermore, even if not specifically outlawed, it may be found to constitute distracted driving depending on the circumstances and mood of the officials.
Current as of 2023.
Sources
- 13 AAC 04.260
- A.R.S. § 28-914
- Cal. Veh. Code § 27400
- C.R.S. § 42-4-1411
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-296aa
- F.S. § 316.304
- O.C.G.A. § 40-6-241
- HRS § 291C-137
- 625 ILCS 5/12-610
- Is it Illegal to Wear Headphones While Driving in Indiana? | Sevenish Law
- Is It Illegal to Wear Headphones While Driving? | VanDerGinst Law
- Driving With Earbuds | Castle Law Office
- Is it Legal to Operate a Motor Vehicle With Headphones in Kentucky? | Meinhart, Smith & Manning, PLLC
- La.R.S. 32:295.2
- Md. Code Ann. § 21-1120
- Hands-Free Law | Mass.gov
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 13
- Do You Know The Distracted Driving Laws Near You? | Call Sam
- Minn. Stat. § 169.471.2
- Is it Legal to Drive With Headphones in Missouri? | Dickerson Oxton, LLC
- Is It Legal to Drive with Headphones On in Nevada? | H&P Law
- Can You Legally Use Headphones While Driving in New Jersey? | Spevack Law Firm
- New Mexico Laws Regarding Distracted Driving with Headphones | New Mexico Truck Accident Lawyer
- N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 375(24-a)
- Using Headphones While Driving in Raleigh | Whitley Law Firm
- O.R.C. 4511.84
- 75 Pa.C.S. § 3314
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-23-51
- SDCL §§ 32-26-46–47.1
- TN Code § 55-8-199
- Is It Illegal to Drive with Headphones in Texas? Or Just Unsafe? | Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C.
- U.C.A. § 41-6a-1716
- 23 V.S.A. § 1095b
- VA Code § 46.2-1078
- RCW 46.37.480
- Is It Illegal to Wear Headphones While Driving in West Virginia? | Tiano O'Dell, PLLC
- Wis. Stat. § 346.89
The content on this site is my understanding of the law and does not constitute legal advice.