Senate Bill No. 3¶
An act to ensure safety on the roads during or after snowstorms.
[Introduced by Koboloid December 09, 2018
. Approved by Governor December 12, 2018
.]
Be it enacted by the Senate of the State of Mayflower in Congress assembled,
SECTION I. LONG TITLE; SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE¶
- (a) An act to specify speed limits on roadways during, or after snowstorms.
- (b) The speed limits will be modified during snowstorms.
- (c) This act shall go in affect once the Governor of Mayflower signs it into law. This Act will end once a new bill has replaced it, this bill is altered, or this bill is repealed by a vote of the State Senate.
SECTION II. DEFINITIONS¶
- (a) Municipal: relating to a city or town or its governing body (Plymouth, Lander).
- (b) Hazard: a dangerous condition, or a risk.
- (c) Snowstorm: a heavy fall of snow, especially with hazardous conditions.
SECTION III. DOCUMENTATION; ENFORCEMENT¶
- (a) The speed limits on municipal roads shall be reduced to 30 miles per hour.
- (b) The speed limits on county roads shall be reduced to 30 miles per hour.
- (c) The speed limits on highway roads shall be reduced to 50 miles per hour.
- (d) These speed limits would be put into effect during, or after a snowstorm, where road conditions are especially hazardous.
- (e) Municipal, county, and state law enforcement agencies shall enforce this law.
- (f) This law shall only be effective during hazardous snowstorms, and a time period where road hazards are still present after the prescribed storm.
SECTION IV. TIMEFRAME¶
- (a) This Act shall be in effect from when the Governor signs it into law to when the Governor, Judicial Official, or a Legislative Official deems it shall no longer be in effect by using their appropriate,prescribed powers.
SECTION V. NULLIFICATION¶
- (a) This bill shall be nullified if it conflicts with any newly signed act.
Last update: May 7, 2020