State

Effective

Restrictions of Lead Use

Status

Penalties

California

1/1/10

Prohibit manufacture, sale or installation of lead wheel weights

Enacted

Up to $2,500 per day per violation

Illinois

1/1/12

Prohibit sale or distribution of wheel weights containing 0.1% lead

Enacted

None specified

Illinois

1/1/12

Prohibit sale of a new vehicle with wheel weights containing 0.1% lead

Enacted

None specified

Iowa

7/1/10

Prohibit on sale of vehicles while servicing, repair or maintenance of vehicles

Introduced

None specified

Kentucky

2010

City of Lexington – begin eliminating lead wheel weights on city vehicles

N/A

N/A

Maine

1/1/11

Prohibit sale, distribution or use of wheel weights containing lead or mercury

Enacted

None specified

Maine

1/1/12

Prohit sale of a new vehicle with wheel weights containing lead or mercury

Enacted

None specified

Maryland

1/1/12

Ensure State vehicle fleet is free from using wheel weights containing more than 0.1% lead

Introduced

None specified

Maryland

1/1/13

Prohibit sale or use of wheel weights containing more than 0.1% lead on all used vehicles

Introduced

Up to $1,000 per offense after warning

Maryland

1/1/14

Prohibit sale or use of wheel weights containing more than 0.1% lead on all new vehicles

Introduced

Up to $1,000 per offense after warning

Michigan

2004

City of Ann Arbor – phase out lead wheel weights on city vehicles

N/A

N/A

Minnesota

2004

Replace wheel weights with those not containing lead or mercury when servicing vehicles under state contract

Voluntary

 

New York

4/1/11

Prohibit sale, distribution or use of wheel weights containing more than 0.1% lead on all used vehicles

Enacted

None specified

New York

4/1/12

Prohibit sale of a new vehicle with wheel weights containing more than 0.1% lead

Enacted

None specified

Rhode Island

None Specified

Prohibit sale, distribution or use of lead wheel weights

Introduced

None specified

Rhode Island

None Specified

Prohibit sale of motor vehicles with lead wheel weights

Introduced

None specified

Vermont

1/1/10

Prohibit use of lead wheel weights on state vehicles

Enacted

None specified

Vermont

9/1/11

Prohibit use of lead wheel weights on any new motor vehicle sold

Enacted

None specified

Virginia

2006

City of Blacksburg – phase out lead wheel weights on city vehicles

N/A

N/A

Washington

1/1/11

Anyone replacing or balancing wheels must replace lead wheel weights with environmentally preferred weights

Enacted

Up to $500 for first incident, and up to $1,000 for each succeeding violation

Wisconsin

13 months after publication

Prohibit sale, distribution or use of lead wheel weights on motor vehicles

Introduced

None specified

 

 

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