An Act To Increase Highway Safety by Requiring Daytime Headlight Use
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2067, sub-§1, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 249, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2067, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 249, §1, is amended to read:
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2067, sub-§1, ¶D is enacted to read:
Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §2067, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
Subsection 1, paragraph D may be enforced only if a law enforcement officer has detained the operator of a motor vehicle for suspected violation of another law. An operator is not subject to the penalty established in this subsection unless the operator is required to pay a fine for the primary violation.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that the driver of a motor vehicle manufactured after 2010 use headlights any time the motor vehicle is operated on a way. The bill also adds a provision allowing enforcement of the mandatory headlights provision only when a vehicle is stopped for a suspected violation of another law.