Residents of Deer Park are advised that beginning Sunday, November 1, the Deer Park Police Department will begin issuing citations to drivers seen operating cell phones or other electronic devices while driving for violating the recently-adopted ordinance prohibiting such use.
During a one-month probationary period held during the month of October, drivers were issued warnings by DPPD officers. From November 1 on, the department will issuing citations with associated fines of no less than $1 and no more than $200.