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§1905-A
Title 29-A: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 17: EQUIPMENT
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
§1906

§1905-B. Brake lights

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).]
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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