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6 Cosponsors:
7 Tyler Clancy
8 Joseph Elison
Tim Jimenez
Dan N. Johnson
Michael L. Kohler
Thomas W. Peterson
Stephen L. Whyte
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10 LONG TITLE
11 General Description:
12 This bill requires a vehicle operator to have the vehicle's lights or lamps illuminated
13 while the vehicle is being operated during certain times of day and driving conditions.
14 Highlighted Provisions:
15 This bill:
16 ▸ requires a vehicle operator to ensure the vehicle headlights are illuminated while the
17 vehicle is being operated on a highway any time:
18 • from sunset to sunrise; and
19 • when persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible at 1,000 feet ahead;
20 ▸ provides that a vehicle operator driving a vehicle with automated lights complies
21 with certain light requirements; and
22 ▸ makes technical changes.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 41-6a-1603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 412
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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 41-6a-1603 is amended to read:
33 41-6a-1603. Lights and illuminating devices -- Duty to display -- Time.
34 (1) (a) The operator of a vehicle shall [
35 are illuminated while the vehicle is being operated on a highway at any time [
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37 (i) from sunset to sunrise; or
38 (ii) [
39 vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead[
40 (A) insufficient light; or
41 (B) unfavorable atmospheric conditions.
42 (b) An operator of a vehicle driving with automated lights does not violate Subsection
43 (1)(a) if:
44 (i) the vehicle's automated light function is operable and engaged; and
45 (ii) the automated feature has not been overridden or adjusted.
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47 Subsection (1)(a) shall be lighted as respectively required for different classes of vehicles,
48 subject to the exceptions for parked vehicles under Section 41-6a-1607.
49 (2) Whenever a requirement is made as to distance from which certain lamps and
50 devices shall render objects visible or within which the lamps or devices shall be visible, the
51 provisions apply during the times specified under Subsection (1)(a) for a vehicle without load
52 on a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different
53 time or condition is expressly stated.
54 (3) Whenever a requirement is made as to the mounted height of lamps or devices it
55 shall mean from the center of the lamp or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle
56 stands when the vehicle is without a load.
57 (4) A violation of this section is an infraction.