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MN HF478
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Brynaert
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AI Summary
- Amends Minnesota Statutes section 169.48 to revise vehicle lighting requirements on highways within the state
- Removes specific enumerated conditions (sunset to sunrise, rain/snow/sleet/hail, impaired visibility) and consolidates lighting display requirements into a single standard
- Eliminates the separate requirement for school buses transporting children to display lighted headlamps from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset
- Removes the provision stating that violations of lighting requirements during specific weather conditions are not negligence per se or prima facie evidence of negligence
- Updates language throughout the section from archaic phrasing ("hereinafter," "shall") to modern terminology ("must," "provided for")
Legislative Description
Vehicle lighting display requirement expanded.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Transportation Policy
2/11/2013
Committee Referrals
Transportation Policy2/11/2013
Full Bill Text
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