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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 the motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous 1 8 operation, and at such other times when conditions such as 1 9 fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to 1 10 render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway 1 11 at a distance of five hundred feet ahead,shall display1 12lighted head lamps as provided in section 321.415,subject to 1 13 exceptions with respect to parked vehiclesas hereinafter1 14statedpursuant to this chapter. 1 15 2.WheneverA requirementis hereinafter declared as to1 16 regarding the distance from which certain lamps and devices 1 17 shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or 1 18 devices shall be visible, said provisionsshall apply during 1 19 the times stated in subsection 1of this sectionupon a 1 20 straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric 1 21 conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly 1 22 stated. 1 23 Sec. 2. WARNING CITATIONS. During the first six months 1 24 following the effective date of this Act, peace officers shall 1 25 issue only warning citations for motor vehicles not displaying 1 26 lighted headlamps at any time the motor vehicle's windshield 1 27 wipers are in continuous operation as required by section 1 28 321.384, subsection 1, as amended in this Act. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This bill requires a motor vehicle to display lighted 1 31 headlights at any time when the vehicle's wipers are in 1 32 continuous operation. A violation of this provision is a 1 33 simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $20 under 1 34 Code section 805.8. The bill also provides that during the 1 35 first six months following enactment, violations of this 2 1 provision will only result in warning citations. 2 2 LSB 1008SV 78 2 3 nh/sc/14
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