import re


def lineStartsWithDate(line):
    """
    checks to see if the line starts with a date
    """
    match = re.search("\d\d\d\d\-\d\d\-\d\d", line )
    if (re.search("\d\d\d\d\-\d\d\-\d\d", line ) ):
        return True
    else:
        return False