Alabama No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Alaska Wearing an audio headset or earplugs is not permitted while driving. Exempts headsets when used and designed to improve a driver’s hearing ability or use navigational devices.

Arizona Licensees of child care facilities must ensure that an individual who uses a motor vehicle to transport enrolled children does not use audio headphones while the car is in motion. School bus drivers may not wear headsets whenever the bus is in motion.

Arkansas No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

California Wearing headsets or earplugs in both ears is not permitted while driving or operating a bicycle, unless designed to aid hearing or specifically designed to attenuate injurious noise levels.

Colorado Wearing earphones is not permitted while driving. Exempts hearing devices built into protective headgear and headsets covering only one ear and used with a hand-held telephone.

Connecticut No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Delaware No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

District of Columbia No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Florida Wearing a headset, headphone, or other listening device, other than a hearing aid or instrument for the improvement of defective human hearing, is not permitted while driving. Use in one ear for communicating with a central base operation or in conjunction with a cellular telephone is permitted.

Georgia Wearing a headset or headphone which would impair that person’s ability to hear, or any device which impairs a person’s vision, is not permitted while driving. Exempts headsets or headphones used for communication purposes.

Hawaii No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Idaho No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Illinois Wearing headset receivers is not permitted while driving. Exempts intercom helmets on motorcycles, cellular phone earpieces, and single-sided headsets.

Indiana No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Iowa No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Kansas No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Kentucky No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Louisiana Wearing of headphones covering both ears while driving is not permitted. Exempts a headset built into a motorcycle helmet. A secondary offense.

Maine No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Maryland Wearing, either over or in both ears, earplugs, headsets, or earphones, is not permitted while driving. Exempts hearing aids; some other exceptions apply.

Massachusetts Wearing headphones is not permitted while driving, unless the headphones are used for communication in connection with controlling the course or movement of said vehicle.

Michigan No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Minnesota Wearing headphones or earphones in both ears simultaneously for the purposes of receiving or listening to broadcasts or reproductions from radios, tape decks, or other sound-producing or transmitting devices, is not permitted while driving. Exempts the use of hearing aid devices.

Mississippi No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Missouri No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Montana No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Nebraska No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Nevada No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

New Hampshire No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

New Jersey No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

New Mexico No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

New York Wearing more than 1 earphone attached to a radio, tape player, or other audio device is not permitted while driving.

North Carolina No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

North Dakota No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Ohio Wearing earphones over, or earplugs in, both ears is not permitted while driving. Exempts speakers built into protective headgear or hearing aids.

Oklahoma No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Oregon Wearing radio headsets while driving is permitted with some local exceptions.

Pennsylvania Wearing or using 1 or more headphones or earphones is not permitted while driving. Exempts the use of hearing aids, and the use of a headset in conjunction with a cellular telephone that only provides sound through one ear and allows surrounding sounds to be heard with the other ear.

Rhode Island Wearing earphones or headsets is not permitted while driving or operating a bicycle.

South Carolina No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

South Dakota No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Tennessee No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Texas No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Utah No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Vermont No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Virginia Using earphones is not permitted while operating a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped. Exempts hearing aids and motorcycle helmet earphones.

Washington Wearing any headset or earphones connected to any electronic device capable of receiving a radio broadcast or playing a sound recording, in which the headset or earphones muffle or exclude other sounds, is not permitted while driving. Exempts motorcycle helmets with approved built-in headsets, and hands-free wireless communications systems.

West Virginia No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.

Wisconsin No prohibition on wearing of headsets while driving.