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Decatur, Ala. | Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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New state laws take effect today

By Mary Sell
The Decatur Daily

@dd_marysell

MONTGOMERY — A dozen new laws and acts go into effect today in Alabama, and the one that may impact Alabamians the most involves proof of vehicle insurance. License plate agencies now will have … More »

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On 1/1/13 at 02:46 PM, SPARKMAN JUNIOR from wrote:

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On 1/1/13 at 11:01 PM, Rebecca from Decatur wrote:

I saw four people beside me on the Beltline today texting. I thought that was against the law?

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On 1/3/13 at 10:19 PM, DANITA from trinity wrote:

a fedex driver swerved in my lane today & he had his phone in his hand, dont know if he was dialing or texting or what but he wasnt tryin to hide anything for sure. they really should tweak that law somehow or another, gotta be a stricter way.i mean really if you cant wait exspecially drivin a big delivery truck or what have you, pull over & turn your flashers on , dont take a chance of hitting someone head on because your text or whatever IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN A LIFE, just sayin

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