Drivers caught texting and driving can be on the hook for around a $100.

But many drivers breaking the law in North Carolina never get a ticket.

"It's hard for us to prove that someone is texting and driving," said Greensboro Police Department Officer A.D. Reed. "I've had a lot of people lately, you see them look down constantly like this but i can't see a cell phone in their hand, that they're texting and driving."

And that's not enough for police to write a ticket.

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The issue they run into, and one reason police say the number of tickets is low, is how the law is written.

The law only allows officers to ticket drivers they see texting and driving. The driver can still talk on the phone and text when the car isn't moving. 

It puts police in a tough spot.

CMPD said its traffic officers have started driving undercover cars to better catch culprits and Greensboro Police says its stepped up its operations.