§286-83  Sales of motor vehicle equipment;approval and identification required; prohibitions on use.  (a)  On andafter January 1, 1972, no person shall display for sale, sell, or offer forsale for use in or upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle,trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any head lamp, auxiliary or fog lamp,rear lamp, signal lamps, or reflector, which reflector is required by law, orany glazing material, hydraulic brake fluid, or seat belt assembly as definedin section 291-11.6, unless the device is of a type that has been submitted tothe director of transportation and approved by the director.  This subsectionshall not apply to equipment in actual use on May 25, 1971, or replacementparts therefor, except seat belt assemblies required under section 286-26.5(d).

(b)  No person shall display for sale, sell oroffer for sale for use in, upon, or as part of the equipment of a motorvehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in thissection unless the device bears thereon or, where applicable, upon thecontainer in which it is sold, the trademark or name under which it is approvedso as to be legible when installed.

(c)  No person shall use in or upon a motorvehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in thissection unless the device has been submitted to and approved by the director oftransportation, or exempted by subsection (a). [L 1971, c 110, pt of §3; am L1977, c 13, §1; am L Sp 1977 1st, c 20, §12; gen ch 1985; am L 2004, c 126, §3]