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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person commits the offense of failure to use headlights if the person operates a motor vehicle without the use of motor vehicle headlights
(1) between one half-hour after sunset and one half-hour before sunrise;
(2) at any other time when, because of insufficient light or other atmospheric conditions, persons or motor vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet; or
(3) on a road that is a designated traffic safety corridor under AS 19.10.075.
(b) A person operating a motor vehicle may not be required to use motor vehicle headlights except as required in (a) of this section.
(c) Failure to use headlights is an infraction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 28. Motor Vehicles § 28.35.191. Failure to use headlights - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-28-motor-vehicles/ak-st-sect-28-35-191/
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