The operator of a motor vehicle who receives a ticket for inoperative lights shall not be required to pay the fine associated with the ticket provided that within 72 hours of receiving the ticket the issuing Department receives proof that the defect has been repaired. (Added 1997, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 27, 1998; amended 1999, No. 34, § 2.)