Existing law requires every vehicle on a highway of this State, with certain exceptions for parked vehicles, to display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required for different classes of vehicles during defined conditions: (1) at any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise; (2) at any other time when persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead; and (3) when directed by an official traffic control device. Existing law also prescribes certain requirements for lamps and other equipment on vehicles and implements of husbandry during those times or conditions. (NRS 484D.100, 484D.105, 484D.165, 484D.170, 484D.175, 484D.215, 484D.220, 484D.460) Section 1 of this bill requires that when one of those times or conditions does not apply, every vehicle operating upon a highway of this State that has one lane for traveling in each direction, except for a street, must display the daytime running lamps, as defined by federal regulation, or lighted lamps and illuminating devices while operating on such a highway. (49 C.F.R. § 571.108; NRS 484D.100) Sections 2-8 of this bill make conforming changes to clarify the times and conditions during which the requirements for certain lamps and other equipment on vehicles apply.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 484D.100, 484D.105, 484D.165, 484D.170, 484D.175, 484D.215, 484D.220, 484D.460
Reprint 1: 484D.100, 484D.105, 484D.165, 484D.170, 484D.175, 484D.215, 484D.220, 484D.460
As Enrolled: 484D.100, 484D.105, 484D.165, 484D.170, 484D.175, 484D.215, 484D.220, 484D.460
BDR: 484D.100, 484D.105, 484D.165, 484D.170, 484D.175, 484D.215, 484D.220, 484D.460