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SENATE BILL NO. 1039

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S1039........................................................by TRANSPORTATION
MOTOR VEHICLES - Amends existing law to provide that no person shall drive any
motor vehicle with any sign, poster or nontransparent material upon the front
windshield, the front side vents or front side windows to the immediate right
and left of the driver which obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway
or any intersecting highway.
                                                                        
01/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/30    Rpt prt - to Transp
02/19    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/21    3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-9-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Compton,
      Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Ingram, Keough, Little,
      Lodge, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce, Richardson,
      Sorensen, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
      NAYS -- Burkett, Calabretta, Hill, Kennedy, Malepeai(Ellis), Noh,
      Schroeder, Stennett, Werk.
      Absent and excused -- Bailey
    Floor Sponsor - Brandt
    Title apvd - to House
02/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp

Bill Text

                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1039
                                                                        
                                BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 49-943, IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE
  3        THAT  NO  PERSON  SHALL  DRIVE  ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ANY SIGN, POSTER OR
  4        NONTRANSPARENT MATERIAL UPON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE FRONT SIDE VENTS OR
  5        FRONT SIDE WINDOWS TO THE IMMEDIATE RIGHT AND LEFT  OF  THE  DRIVER  WHICH
  6        OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S CLEAR VIEW OF THE HIGHWAY OR ANY INTERSECTING HIGH-
  7        WAY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Section  49-943, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        49-943.  WINDSHIELDS TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED WITH WIPERS.  (1)  No
 12    person  shall  drive  any  motor  vehicle  with  any  sign,  poster,  or other
 13    nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wings, or side or rear
 14    windows of the vehicle the front side vents, or  front  side  windows  to  the
 15    immediate right and left of the driver which obstructs the driver's clear view
 16    of the highway or any intersecting highway.
 17        (2)  The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device
 18    for  cleaning  rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device
 19    shall be constructed as to be controlled or operated  by  the  driver  of  the
 20    vehicle.
 21        (3)  Every  windshield  wiper  upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in
 22    good working order.
                                                                        
 23        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 24    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 25    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                                
                           RS 12418C1
                                
This legislation updates the statute, Section 49-943, Idaho Code, to a
more modern description of vehicle windows as well as utilizes language
from other statutes. Its main purpose is to allow vehicles to display
signage in rear and rear side windows. It makes the visual requirement
the same for a four door vehicle as a two door pickup with a camper.




                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                
                                
                                
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund or any level of local
government.






  Contact
         Name:   Senator R. Skip Brandt, Senate Health and Welfare
            Phone:  332 1332
        
     STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                  S 1039