Put away those distractions.

That’s the message from Indiana State Police and local law enforcement.

In a news release the ISP says that the U-S Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort this April to deter distracted driving.

Law enforcement will be working together nationwide to enforce texting and distracted-driving laws and remind people to put away distractions while on the road.

That includes local police and sheriff’s departments.

The effort comes in April which is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

Violating Indiana’s distracted driving laws can be expensive.

Violators of Indiana’s hands-free law could face a Class C infraction with fines of up to $500 and have points added to their license.