Bill Text: IA HF2089 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the use of headlights or daytime running lamps on a motor vehicle during periods of moisture accumulation or windshield wiper use, and making a penalty applicable.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-25 - Subcommittee, Iverson, Pearson, and Petersen. H.J. 137. [HF2089 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF2089-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
STECKMAN
,
GASKILL
,
TJEPKES
,
HANSON
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
KEARNS
,
and
THEDE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
use
of
headlights
or
daytime
running
lamps
1
on
a
motor
vehicle
during
periods
of
moisture
accumulation
2
or
windshield
wiper
use,
and
making
a
penalty
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.384,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.384
When
lighted
lamps
required.
3
1.
Every
A
motor
vehicle
upon
operated
on
a
highway
within
4
the
state,
at
any
time
from
shall
display
lighted
headlamps
5
as
provided
in
section
321.415
during
the
following
times,
6
subject
to
exceptions
under
this
chapter
with
respect
to
parked
7
vehicles:
8
a.
From
sunset
to
sunrise
,
and
at
such
other
times
when
.
9
b.
Whenever
conditions
such
as
fog,
snow,
sleet,
or
rain
10
provide
insufficient
lighting
to
render
clearly
discernible
11
persons
and
vehicles
on
the
highway
at
a
distance
of
five
12
hundred
feet
ahead
,
shall
display
lighted
headlamps
as
provided
13
in
section
321.415
,
subject
to
exceptions
with
respect
to
14
parked
vehicles
as
hereinafter
stated
.
15
2.
a.
A
motor
vehicle
operated
on
a
highway
shall
display
16
lighted
headlamps,
as
provided
in
section
321.415,
or
daytime
17
running
lamps
whenever
there
is
moisture
accumulating
on
18
the
windshield
due
to
misting,
light
rain,
or
other
weather
19
conditions
or
whenever
the
motor
vehicle’s
windshield
wipers
20
are
activated
to
improve
visibility.
21
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“daytime
running
lamps”
22
means
a
pair
of
lamps
on
the
front
of
a
motor
vehicle
which
meet
23
the
standard
for
daytime
running
lamps
described
in
49
C.F.R.
24
§
571.108.
25
2.
3.
Whenever
A
requirement
is
hereinafter
declared
as
26
to
in
this
chapter
regarding
the
distance
from
which
certain
27
lamps
and
devices
shall
render
objects
visible
or
within
which
28
such
lamps
or
devices
shall
be
visible
,
said
provisions
shall
29
apply
during
the
times
stated
in
subsection
1
of
this
section
,
30
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
,
upon
a
straight
level
unlighted
highway
31
under
normal
atmospheric
conditions
unless
a
different
time
or
32
condition
is
expressly
stated.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
321.415,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
34
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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Whenever
a
motor
vehicle
is
being
operated
on
a
roadway
1
or
shoulder
during
the
times
specified
in
section
321.384
,
2
unless
the
motor
vehicle
is
displaying
daytime
running
lamps
3
as
permitted
under
section
321.384,
subsection
2,
the
driver
4
shall
use
a
distribution
of
light,
or
composite
beam,
directed
5
high
enough
and
of
sufficient
intensity
to
reveal
persons
and
6
vehicles
at
a
safe
distance
in
advance
of
the
vehicle,
subject
7
to
the
following
requirements
and
limitations:
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
amends
Code
section
321.384
to
require
the
10
operator
of
a
motor
vehicle
to
display
lighted
headlamps
or
11
daytime
running
lamps
on
the
vehicle
whenever
there
is
moisture
12
accumulating
on
the
windshield
due
to
misting,
light
rain,
13
or
other
weather
conditions
or
whenever
the
motor
vehicle’s
14
windshield
wipers
are
activated
to
improve
visibility.
15
Currently,
the
use
of
headlamps
is
required
from
sunset
to
16
sunrise
and
at
all
other
times
when
conditions
such
as
fog,
17
snow,
sleet,
or
rain
provide
insufficient
lighting
to
clearly
18
see
500
feet
ahead.
19
The
penalty
that
currently
applies
to
a
violation
of
20
requirements
for
headlight
use
applies
to
the
new
requirements
21
under
the
bill.
A
violation
is
a
simple
misdemeanor,
22
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$30.
23
The
following
Code
sections
contain
provisions
which
are
24
linked
to
the
times
when
headlamps
are
required
under
Code
25
section
321.384
and
are
therefore
affected
indirectly
by
the
26
bill:
27
Code
section
321.235A,
which
requires
the
use
of
a
headlight
28
and
a
rear
reflector
on
an
electric
personal
assistive
mobility
29
device.
30
Code
section
321.392,
which
requires
the
use
of
certain
31
lighting
devices
and
reflectors
on
motor
trucks.
32
Code
section
321.394,
which
requires
a
red
light
to
be
33
displayed
on
projecting
loads.
34
Code
section
321.395,
which
requires
lighting
on
vehicles
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stopped
on
an
unlighted
roadway
or
shoulder.
1
Code
sections
321.397,
321.398,
and
321.418,
which
describe
2
lighting
requirements
for
bicycles,
animal
drawn
vehicles,
and
3
slow-moving
vehicles.
4
Code
section
321.405,
which
requires
self-illumination
of
5
mechanical
signal
devices.
6
Code
sections
321.415
and
321.419,
which
provide
7
specifications
for
headlamps.
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