By Mrs. Poirier of North Attleborough, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3600) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to require the illumination of motor vehicle headlights whenever windshield wipers are in operation.  Transportation

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Elizabeth A. Poirier

Cleon H. Turner

Kathi-Anne Reinstein

Christine E. Canavan

James E. Timilty

Michael F. Rush

Karyn E. Polito

John W. Scibak

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

Robert L. Hedlund

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to the use of headlights on motor vehicles.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 15 of chapter 85 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1998 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:— Every vehicle shall display lights so as to be visible from the front and the rear whenever the windshield wipers of such vehicle are in use.