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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.384, Code 1999, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 321.384 WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED. 1 4 1.EveryA motor vehicle operated upon a highway within 1 5thethis state,shall display lighted headlamps as provided in 1 6 section 321.415 at any time from sunset to sunrise, at any 1 7 time it is raining, snowing, sleeting, or hailing, and at such 1 8 other times whenconditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain1 9providevisibility is impaired by weather, smoke, fog, or 1 10 other conditions or there is insufficient lighting to render 1 11 clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a 1 12 distance of five hundred feet ahead,shall display lighted1 13head lamps as provided in section 321.415,subject to 1 14 exceptions with respect to parked vehiclesas hereinafter1 15statedpursuant to this chapter. 1 16 2.WheneverA requirementis hereinafter declared as to1 17 regarding the distance from which certain lamps and devices 1 18 shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or 1 19 devices shall be visible, said provisionsshall apply during 1 20 the times stated in subsection 1of this sectionupon a 1 21 straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric 1 22 conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly 1 23 stated. 1 24 Sec. 2. WARNING CITATIONS. During the first six months 1 25 following the effective date of this Act, peace officers shall 1 26 issue only warning citations for the following: 1 27 1. For motor vehicles not displaying lighted headlamps at 1 28 any time when precipitation or other conditions, except for 1 29 darkness, that limit visibility exist as required by section 1 30 321.384, subsection 1, as amended in this Act. 1 31 2. For persons violating other lighting provisions in 1 32 chapter 321 which require the use of certain lights when 1 33 precipitation or other conditions, except for darkness, that 1 34 limit visibility exist, as required by section 321.384, 1 35 subsection 1, as amended in this Act. 2 1 EXPLANATION 2 2 This bill amends Code section 321.384 to require a motor 2 3 vehicle to display lighted headlights at any time when 2 4 precipitation or other conditions that limit visibility exist. 2 5 The changes made by the bill relating to the times when 2 6 headlight use is required also apply by reference to other 2 7 required uses of lights on roadways, including the use of 2 8 certain clearance and identification lights on motor trucks 2 9 and certain trailers and semitrailers in Code section 321.392; 2 10 the use of certain lights on projecting loads in Code section 2 11 321.394; the use of lights on certain parked vehicles in Code 2 12 section 321.395; the use of lights on bicycles in Code section 2 13 321.397; the use of certain lights on certain other vehicles 2 14 in Code section 321.398; the required method of headlight 2 15 usage in Code section 321.415; and the number of driving lamps 2 16 required or permitted in Code section 321.419. 2 17 Violations of these provisions are simple misdemeanors 2 18 punishable primarily by scheduled fines of between $10 and $25 2 19 under Code section 805.8. The bill also provides that during 2 20 the first six months following enactment, violations of these 2 21 provisions, other than violations for failure to use the 2 22 required lights due to darkness, will only result in warning 2 23 citations. 2 24 LSB 5853HV 78 2 25 nh/cls/14
Text: HF02439 Text: HF02441 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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