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CSSB 222(FIN): "An Act relating to certain motor vehicles that are required to yield to following traffic."

00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 222(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to certain motor vehicles that are required to yield to following 02 traffic." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 28.35.140 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (b) A person operating a motor vehicle below the posted speed limit at any 06 time on a two-lane roadway shall pull the motor vehicle off the roadway at the first 07 opportunity to pull over safely whenever there is at least 100 feet of visible and 08 unobstructed roadway in front of that motor vehicle and there are five or more motor 09 vehicles immediately following that motor vehicle. A person operating a motor 10 vehicle who violates this subsection is guilty of an infraction as described in 11 AS 28.40.050(d) and shall be punished by a fine of at least $200, and the department 12 shall assess two points against the person's driver's license.