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DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES 24000-28246›CHAPTER 2. Lighting Equipment 24250-26106›ARTICLE 7. Flashing and Colored Lights 25250-25282

§ 25253

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

(a) Tow trucks used to tow disabled vehicles shall be equipped with flashing amber warning lamps. This subdivision does not apply to a tractor-trailer combination.

(b) Tow trucks may display flashing amber warning lamps while providing service to a disabled vehicle. A flashing amber warning lamp upon a tow truck may be displayed to the rear when the tow truck is towing a vehicle and moving at a speed slower than the normal flow of traffic.

(c) A tow truck shall not display flashing amber warning lamps on a freeway except when an unusual traffic hazard or extreme hazard exists.

(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 375, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2009, Ch. 33, Sec. 2. (SB 159) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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