DIVISION 16.5. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES 38000-38604›CHAPTER 6. Equipment of Off-Highway Vehicles 38325-38397›ARTICLE 2. Lighting Equipment 38335-38346

§ 38335

California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

When operated from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, each motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least one lighted white headlamp directed toward the front of the vehicle. Such lamp shall be of an intensity sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.

(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1093.)

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