SB-0788, As Passed Senate, November 3, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 788

     A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

"Michigan vehicle code,"

by amending sections 685, 686, 688, and 695 (MCL 257.685, 257.686,

257.688, and 257.695), sections 686 and 688 as amended by 1990 PA

98 and section 695 as amended by 1995 PA 221, and by adding section

684a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 684a. (1) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person shall not

sell an implement of husbandry that does not comply with this

section. This section does not apply to an implement of husbandry

that was manufactured before January 1, 2007.

     (2) An implement of husbandry shall comply with the following,

which are incorporated by reference:

     (a) ANSI/ASAE S276.6 JAN2005, Slow-Moving Vehicle

Identification Emblem.

     (b) ANSI/ASAE S279.12 DEC02, Lighting and Marking of

Agricultural Equipment on Highways.

     (3) The secretary of state shall post, on its website, the

standards incorporated by reference under subsection (2) not later

than 30 days after enactment of the amendatory act that added this

section.

     Sec. 685. (1) (a)  Every motor vehicle other than a

motorcycle or moped, shall be equipped with at least 2 head lamps

with at least 1 on each side of the front of the motor vehicle,

which head lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations

set forth in this chapter. An implement of husbandry manufactured

on or after January 1, 2007 shall comply with section 684a.

(2) (b)  Every motorcycle and moped shall be equipped with at

least 1 and not more than 2 head lamps which shall comply with the

requirements and limitations of this chapter.

(3) (c)  Every head lamp, upon every motor vehicle, including

every motorcycle and moped, shall be located at a height measured

from the center of the head lamp of not more than 54 inches nor

less than 24 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle

stands.

(4) (d)  When a motor vehicle equipped with head lamps as

required in this section is also equipped with auxiliary lamps or a

spot lamp or any other lamp on the front of the motor vehicle

projecting a beam of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower, not

more than a total of 4 of those lamps on the front of a vehicle

shall be lighted at a time when upon a highway.

(5) (e)  A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is

exempt from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as

originally equipped failed to meet these requirements. An historic

vehicle shall not be operated in violation of section 684.

     Sec. 686. (1) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole

trailer, or vehicle which is being drawn in a train of vehicles

shall be equipped with at least 1 rear lamp mounted on the rear,

which, when lighted as required by this act, shall emit a red light

plainly visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear.

     (2) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed

and placed so as to illuminate with a white light the rear

registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of

50 feet to the rear. A tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any

separate lamp for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall

be wired so as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary

driving lamps are lighted.

     (3) A motor vehicle licensed as an historic vehicle is exempt

from the requirements of this section if the vehicle as originally

equipped failed to meet these requirements.

     (4) When operated or moved on a highway at the times specified

in section 684, an implement of husbandry shall meet either of the

following requirements:

     (a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January 1,

2007, the following:

(i) (a)  Display lighted rear lamps which meet the

requirements of subsection (1).

(ii) (b)  Be accompanied by a vehicle which follows behind the

implement of husbandry at a distance of not more than 50 feet,

illuminates the implement of husbandry with the vehicle's

headlights, and displays on the rear of the vehicle lighted rear

lamps as required by this section.

     (b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after

January 1, 2007, the provisions of section 684a.

     (5) A pickup camper shall be attached to the motor vehicle in

a manner so that the registration plate of the motor vehicle is

clearly visible.

     Sec. 688. (1) In addition to other equipment required in this

chapter, the following vehicles shall be equipped as provided in

this section under the conditions stated in section 687:

     (a) On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be

the following: On  on the rear, 2 red reflectors, 1 on each side,

and 1 red or amber stop light.

     (b) On every bus or truck 80 inches or more in overall width,

in addition to the requirements in paragraph  subdivision (a), the

following:

(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.

(ii) On the rear, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.

(iii) On each side, 2 side marker lamps, 1 at or near the front

and 1 at or near the rear.

(iv) On each side, 2 reflectors, 1 at or near the front and 1

at or near the rear.

(v) Three identification lamps, mounted on the vertical

centerline of the vehicle or the vertical centerline of the cab

where different from the centerline of the vehicle, except that,

where the cab is not more than 42 inches wide at the front

roofline, a single lamp at the center of the cab shall be

considered to comply with the requirements for identification

lamps. The identification lamps or their mounts shall not extend

below the top of the vehicle windshield.

     (c) On every truck tractor, the following:

(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.

(ii) On the rear, 1 stop light.

     (d) On every trailer, pickup camper, or semitrailer having a

gross weight in excess of 3,000 pounds, the following:

(i) On the front, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side.

(ii) On each side, 2 side marker lamps, 1 at or near the front

and 1 at or near the rear.

(iii) On each side, 2 reflectors, 1 at or near the front and 1

at or near the rear.

(iv) On the rear, 2 clearance lamps, 1 at each side, also 2

reflectors, 1 at each side, and 1 stop light.

     (e) On every poletrailer, the following:

(i) On each side, 1 side marker lamp and 1 clearance lamp which

may be in combination, to show to the front, side, or rear.

(ii) On the rear of the poletrailer or load, 2 reflectors, 1 on

each side.

     (f) On every trailer, pickup camper, or semitrailer weighing

3,000 pounds gross or less, : On  on the rear, 2 reflectors, 1 on

each side if any trailer or semitrailer is so loaded or is of such

dimensions as to obscure the stop light on the towing vehicle, then

such vehicle shall also be equipped with 1 stop light.

     (g) When  Subject to subsection (3), when operated on the

highway, every vehicle which has a maximum potential speed of 25

miles an hour, implement of husbandry, farm tractor, or special

mobile equipment shall be identified with a reflective device as

follows:

(i) An equilateral triangle in shape, at least 16 inches wide

at the base and at least 14 inches in height: with a dark red

border, at least 1-3/4 inches wide of highly reflective beaded

material. ;

(ii) A center triangle, at least 12-1/4 inches on each side of

yellow-orange fluorescent material.

(2) The device described in subdivision (g) shall be mounted

on the rear of the vehicle, broad base down, not less than 3 feet

nor more than 5 feet above the ground and as near the center of the

vehicle as possible. The use of this reflective device is

restricted to use on slow moving vehicles specified in this

section, and use of such reflective device on any other type of

vehicle or stationary object on the highway is prohibited. On the

rear, at each side, red reflectors or reflectorized material

visible from all distances within 500 to 50 feet to the rear when

directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps.

     (3) An implement of husbandry manufactured on or after January

1, 2007 shall comply with section 684a.

     Sec. 695. All vehicles, including animal-drawn vehicles,

implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, and farm

tractors, not otherwise required under this act to be equipped with

head or rear lamps, shall at the times specified in section 684 be

in compliance with either of the following:

     (a) For implements of husbandry manufactured before January 1,

2007, be equipped with at least 1 lighted lamp exhibiting a white

light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the

vehicle and with a lamp exhibiting a red light visible from a

distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.

     (b) For implements of husbandry manufactured on or after

January 1, 2007, be in compliance with section 684a.