Veh. Code, § 24601 · Article 3. Rear Lighting Equipment
Veh. Code, § 24601
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1313.
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