House File 432 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 432 BY FORBES A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of lighted headlamps by certain 1 motor vehicles, and making a penalty applicable. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2136YH (2) 87 ns/nh

H.F. 432 Section 1. Section 321.384, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a 3 motor vehicle operating upon a highway within the state that 4 is equipped with automatic headlamps or headlamps lighted 5 by default shall at all times display lighted headlamps as 6 provided in section 321.415. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 Under current law, motor vehicles operating on a highway are 11 required to display lighted headlamps at any time from sunset 12 to sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as 13 fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to 14 render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway 15 at a distance of 500 feet ahead. 16 This bill requires motor vehicles operating on a highway 17 that are equipped with automatic headlamps or headlamps lighted 18 by default to display lighted headlamps at all times. By 19 operation of law, a violation of this provision is punishable 20 by a scheduled fine of $30. 21 -1- LSB 2136YH (2) 87 ns/nh 1/ 1