H. B. 2058
(By Delegate Kiss)
[Introduced February 10, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article fifteen,
chapter seventeen-c of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
motor vehicles and prohibiting any person from operating a
motor vehicle on state roadways if the motor vehicle is
equipped with more halogen head lamps than are supplied as
original equipment by the motor vehicle manufacturer.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article fifteen, chapter seventeen-c of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 15. EQUIPMENT.
§17C-15-4. Head lamps on motor vehicles.
(a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, motor-
driven cycle or moped shall be equipped with at least two head
lamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor
vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements andlimitations set forth in this article.
(b) Every motorcycle, motor-driven cycle and moped shall be
equipped with at least one and not more than two head lamps which
shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this
article.
(c) Every head lamp upon every motor vehicle, including
every motorcycle, motor-driven cycle and moped, shall be located
at a height measured from the center of the head lamp of not more
than fifty-four inches nor less than twenty-four inches to be
measured as set forth in section three of this article.
(d) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on any roadway
of this state if the motor vehicle is equipped with more halogen
head lamps than are supplied as original equipment by the motor
vehicle manufacturer.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a person from
operating a motor vehicle on state roadways if the motor vehicle
is equipped with more halogen head lamps than are supplied as
original equipment by the motor vehicle manufacturer.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.