I was stopped for holding my phone while driving; I was listening to a podcast on speaker, and the phone was locked.

In 625 ILCS 5/12-610.2, subsection (b) says

A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device.

Prior to this amendment, this subsection was less vague:

A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message.

• Was I in violation of Illinois' "hands-free pone" law?
• What constitutes use in this context?
• How could the prosecutor prove I was actually using, and not just holding, a phone? (I wasn't fined; this is a hypothetical question)

I was stopped for holding my phone while driving; I was listening to a podcast on speaker, and the phone was locked.

In 625 ILCS 5/12-610.2, subsection (b) says

A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device.

Prior to this amendment, this subsection was less vague:

A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message.

• Was I in violation of Illinois' "hands-free phone" law?
• What constitutes use in this context?
• How could the prosecutor prove I was actually using, and not just holding, a phone? (I wasn't fined; this is a hypothetical question)