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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.384, Code 2003, 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 14statedunder 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 the following: 1 26 1. Motor vehicles not displaying lighted headlamps at any 1 27 time the motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous 1 28 operation as required by section 321.384, subsection 1, as 1 29 amended in this Act. 1 30 2. Persons violating other lighting provisions in chapter 1 31 321 which require the use of certain lights at any time the 1 32 motor vehicle's windshield wipers are in continuous operation 1 33 as required by section 321.384, subsection 1, as amended in 1 34 this Act. 1 35 EXPLANATION 2 1 This bill amends Code section 321.384 by requiring a motor 2 2 vehicle to display lighted headlights at any time when the 2 3 vehicle's wipers are in continuous operation. Due to current 2 4 Code references to Code section 321.384, the bill also 2 5 requires the use of certain lights on other types of vehicles 2 6 while the vehicle's wipers are in operation. A violation of 2 7 these provisions is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a 2 8 scheduled fine of $20 under Code section 805.8A. The bill 2 9 also provides that during the first six months following 2 10 enactment, violations of these provisions will only result in 2 11 warning citations. 2 12 LSB 2745YH 80 2 13 dea/cl/14
Text: HF00321 Text: HF00323 Text: HF00300 - HF00399 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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