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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2067 (2026)

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1.  Display of headlights.  A vehicle located on a way must be equipped with headlights as described in section 1904. The headlights must be illuminated:  
A. During the period from sunset to sunrise;   [PL 2015, c. 51, §1 (AMD).]
B. At any time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, including, but not limited to, rain, freezing rain, fog or snow, persons or vehicles on the way are not discernible for a distance of 1,000 feet ahead; and   [PL 1997, c. 249, §1 (NEW).]
C. At any time when windshield wipers are in constant use.   [PL 1997, c. 249, §1 (NEW).]
This subsection does not apply to a vehicle that is parked or standing off the main traveled portion of the way.  
[PL 2015, c. 51, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Dimming.  When a vehicle equipped with multiple-beam road lights approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet or follows a vehicle within 300 feet, the operator shall dim the headlights or switch to a low beam and shall turn off a fog light allowed by section 1909‑A, unless the fog light was installed by the vehicle manufacturer at the time the vehicle was originally manufactured.  
[PL 2003, c. 340, §8 (AMD).]
3.  Parking or standing.  Unless a municipal ordinance specifically provides otherwise, a vehicle may not be parked or stand on or beside the left-hand side of a way during the times when lighted lamps are required in a manner that its lights project in the direction of oncoming traffic.  
[PL 2001, c. 360, §11 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1993, c. 683, §A2 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 683, §B5 (AFF). PL 1997, c. 115, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 249, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 653, §9 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 360, §11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 340, §8 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 51, §1 (AMD).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1996–2019 · leading case: State v. Cloutier, 678 A.2d 1040 (Me. 1996).
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State v. Cloutier, 678 A.2d 1040 (Me. 1996). “hough the officer’s knowledge of Cloutier’s intoxicated condition and the fact of her license suspension was derived from a prior stop of her vehicle that has been determined illegal, the law should not force the officer to disregard such knowledge in the face of a new,…”
State of Maine v. Feliciano, No. CUMcr-18-359 (Me. Super. Ct Feb. 4, 2019). “He observed that the windshield wipers were on but the headlights were off in violation of Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2067(1). He also observed that the vehicle was going 73 MPH in an area where the speed limit was normally 65 MPH.”
State of Maine v. Judecki, No. KNOcr-03-533 (Me. Super. Ct Apr. 23, 2004). “More importantly, that this vehicle failed to dim its lights, crossed a dividing line once and drifted in its travel lane twice thereafter late at night provided the officer with articulable suspicion to believe that its operator was impaired and her suspicion that this may be…”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2067(1): 2 cases
State v. Cloutier, 678 A.2d 1040 (Me. 1996). “hough the officer’s knowledge of Cloutier’s intoxicated condition and the fact of her license suspension was derived from a prior stop of her vehicle that has been determined illegal, the law should not force the officer to disregard such knowledge in the face of a new,…”
State of Maine v. Feliciano, No. CUMcr-18-359 (Me. Super. Ct Feb. 4, 2019). “He observed that the windshield wipers were on but the headlights were off in violation of Title 29-A M.R.S. § 2067(1). He also observed that the vehicle was going 73 MPH in an area where the speed limit was normally 65 MPH.”
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 29-A, § 2067(2): 1 case
State of Maine v. Judecki, No. KNOcr-03-533 (Me. Super. Ct Apr. 23, 2004). “More importantly, that this vehicle failed to dim its lights, crossed a dividing line once and drifted in its travel lane twice thereafter late at night provided the officer with articulable suspicion to believe that its operator was impaired and her suspicion that this may be…”
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