text: Can you go to jail for this crime? Well it depends on what state you're in because some say it's just a fine and some say you do jail time. The fines are up to 20$ -500$ and it depends on what state you're in. Texting and driving can be a very serious crime because you're getting someone hurt for your actions. You can really injure someone and your consequences will be jail time because you can kill someone. Not only you're going to jail but you just took an innocent people lives. While your texting and driving not only your hitting someone in their car but you can run a red light and that person that is crossing you can kill them.