1. Requirement. All factory-installed brake lights or equivalent replacements on a motor vehicle, tiny home, trailer or semitrailer must be present and operating properly and must emit a steady red light when a slight pressure is placed on the brake pedal, and the light emitted must be visible for a distance of at least 100 feet behind the vehicle. For purposes of this section, “steady red light” means a red light that is either immediately constant and not pulsating or that pulsates for a short period and then becomes constant.

[PL 2019, c. 650, §15 (AMD).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 1905-B

  • Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Semitrailer: includes , but is not limited to, so-called pole dollies and pole dickeys and wheels commonly used as a support for the ends of logs or other long articles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Tiny home: means a living space permanently constructed on a frame or chassis and designed for use as permanent living quarters that:
    • A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Trailer: means a vehicle without motive power, designed to carry persons or property and to be drawn by a motor vehicle, not operated on railroad tracks, and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
  • Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101
    • 2. Vehicles used in conjunction. When a vehicle is used in conjunction with another vehicle, only the last vehicle must carry the lights required in subsection 1.

    [PL 2015, c. 176, §2 (NEW).]

    3. Exception for farm tractors. This section does not apply to unregistered farm tractors.

    [PL 2015, c. 176, §2 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2015, c. 176, §2 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 650, §15 (AMD).
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