This Jackson Lewis LLP memorandum discusses Nevada's new cell phone law (SB 140) which bans any typing, entering text, or sending or reading data on a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers may only talk on cell phones while driving if they use a hands-free device. Employers with employees who operate vehicles may be held vicariously liable for violation of the ban if an employee's cell phone use causes an accident while in the scope of employment. The law went into effect October 1, 2011, but formal enforcement will begin January 1, 2012.