§ 20-183.14. Legislative findings.
§ 20‑183.14. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly findsthat:
(1) The public safetynecessitates the continuous development, modernization and implementation ofstandards and requirements of law relating to vehicle equipment, in accordancewith expert knowledge and opinion.
(2) The public safetyfurther requires that such standards and requirements be uniform fromjurisdiction to jurisdiction, except to the extent that specific and compellingevidence supports variation.
(3) The Division ofMotor Vehicles, acting upon recommendations of the Vehicle Equipment SafetyCommission and pursuant to the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact provides ajust, equitable and orderly means of promoting the public safety in the mannerand within the scope contemplated by this Article. (1963, c. 1167, s. 2; 1975,c. 716, s. 5.)