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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 306.46 ROAD MARKINGS – LUMINOUS 1 2 PAINT. 1 3 The agency that has jurisdiction over a road or street, 1 4 when painting lane markings on the road or street for the 1 5 first time or when remarking the road or street, shall use 1 6 luminous paint or paint mixed with a luminous additive. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 321.384, Code 2001, is amended to read as 1 8 follows: 1 9 321.384 WHEN LIGHTED LAMPS REQUIRED. 1 10 1.EveryA motor vehicle operated upon a highway within 1 11thethis state,shall display lighted headlamps as provided in 1 12 section 321.415 at any time from sunset to sunrise, at any 1 13 time the motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous 1 14 operation, and at such other times when conditions such as 1 15 fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to 1 16 render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway 1 17 at a distance of five hundred feet ahead,shall display1 18lighted head lamps as provided in section 321.415,subject to 1 19 exceptions with respect to parked vehiclesas hereinafter1 20statedunder this chapter. 1 21 2.WheneverA requirementis hereinafter declared as to1 22 regarding the distance from which certain lamps and devices 1 23 shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or 1 24 devices shall be visible, said provisionsshall apply during 1 25 the times stated in subsection 1of this sectionupon a 1 26 straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric 1 27 conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly 1 28 stated. 1 29 Sec. 3. WARNING CITATIONS. During the first six months 1 30 following the effective date of this Act, peace officers shall 1 31 issue only warning citations for the following: 1 32 1. Motor vehicles not displaying lighted headlamps at any 1 33 time the motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous 1 34 operation as required by section 321.384, subsection 1, as 1 35 amended in this Act. 2 1 2. Persons violating other lighting provisions in chapter 2 2 321 which require the use of certain lights at any time the 2 3 motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous operation 2 4 as required by section 321.384, subsection 1, as amended in 2 5 this Act. 2 6 Sec. 4. NOTICE OF SAFE DRIVING COURSES. The state 2 7 department of transportation and county treasurer's offices 2 8 participating in county issuance of driver's licenses pursuant 2 9 to chapter 321M shall post in a prominent location at all 2 10 driver's license stations a sign or signs providing 2 11 information on safe driving refresher courses such as the 2 12 American association of retired persons (AARP) 55 alive 2 13 program. 2 14 EXPLANATION 2 15 This bill requires agencies having jurisdiction over a road 2 16 or street to use luminous paint or paint with a luminous 2 17 additive when painting lane markings on the road or street for 2 18 the first time or when remarking the road or street. 2 19 The bill amends Code section 321.384 by requiring a motor 2 20 vehicle to display lighted headlights at any time when the 2 21 vehicle's wipers are in continuous operation. The bill also 2 22 requires the use of other types of vehicle lights when the 2 23 vehicle's wipers are in operation by current Code references 2 24 to Code section 321.415. A violation of these provisions is a 2 25 simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $20 under 2 26 Code section 805.8. The bill also provides that during the 2 27 first six months following enactment, violations of these 2 28 provisions will only result in warning citations. 2 29 The bill also requires the state department of 2 30 transportation and county treasurer's offices participating in 2 31 county issuance of driver's licenses to post at all driver's 2 32 license stations a sign or signs providing information on safe 2 33 driving refresher courses such as the American association of 2 34 retired persons (AARP) 55 alive program. 2 35 LSB 2615SS 79 3 1 nh/cf/24
Text: SF00351 Text: SF00353 Text: SF00300 - SF00399 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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