Sec. 14-99f. Windshield. Obstruction of view.
Sec. 14-99f. Windshield. Obstruction of view. (a) Each motor vehicle shall be
equipped with a windshield of a type prescribed by section 14-100 and a windshield
cleaner or wiper in effective working order located directly in front of the operator
while in use on the highway. The windshield shall be reasonably free of defects and
accumulations, inside and out, of snow, ice, condensation and dirt. The provisions of
this subsection shall not apply to a motorcycle or a vehicle designed by the manufacturer
for nonhighway operation without a windshield.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle required to be equipped with such a
windshield if the windshield is in a condition to interfere with an unobstructed view of
the highway.
(c) No article, device, sticker or ornament shall be attached or affixed to or hung
on or in any motor vehicle in such a manner or location as to interfere with the operator's
unobstructed view of the highway or to distract the attention of the operator.
(d) Violation of any provision of this section shall be an infraction.
(P.A. 84-429, S. 36; P.A. 99-268, S. 4; P.A. 00-169, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 99-268 amended Subsec. (a) to delete exemption for certain farm vehicles; P.A. 00-169 revised effective
date of P.A. 99-268 but without affecting this section.
See Sec. 14-99g re use of tinted or reflectorized windows and obstruction of view.
See Sec. 14-100 re safety glass requirement.
Cited. 30 CA 263.