§286-83  Sales of motor vehicle equipment;
approval and identification required; prohibitions on use.  (a)  On and
after January 1, 1972, no person shall display for sale, sell, or offer for
sale 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, or
any glazing material, hydraulic brake fluid, or seat belt assembly as defined
in section 291-11.6, unless the device is of a type that has been submitted to
the director of transportation and approved by the director.  This subsection
shall not apply to equipment in actual use on May 25, 1971, or replacement
parts therefor, except seat belt assemblies required under section 286-26.5(d).



(b)  No person shall display for sale, sell or
offer for sale for use in, upon, or as part of the equipment of a motor
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any device mentioned in this
section unless the device bears thereon or, where applicable, upon the
container in which it is sold, the trademark or name under which it is approved
so as to be legible when installed.



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