CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (AP) --
Law enforcement officials in Iowa say a law making it illegal to text and drive has been difficult to enforce.
The Legislature passed a ban on texting and driving last year but made it a secondary offense, which means a texting driver has to be violating another law before they can be pulled over.
Lawmakers also approved a one-year grace period where only warnings can be issued. That ends June 30. Starting July 1, violators could be fined $30.
Bremer County Sheriff Dewey Hildebrandt says because it's only been a warning period and a secondary infraction, his deputies aren't going to "break our backs to enforce it."
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says few warning tickets have been issued and it's difficult to track verbal warnings.
Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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