California Vehicle Code

§ 24603

VEH § 24603 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 12 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

Every motor vehicle that is not in combination with any other vehicle and every vehicle at the end of a combination of vehicles shall at all times be equipped with stoplamps mounted on the rear as follows:

(a)Each vehicle shall be equipped with one or more stoplamps.

(b)Each vehicle, other than a motorcycle, manufactured and first registered on or after January 1, 1958, shall be equipped with two stoplamps, except that trailers and semitrailers manufactured after July 23, 1973, which are less than 30 inches wide, may be equipped with one stoplamp which shall be mounted at or near the vertical centerline of the trailer. If such vehicle is equipped with two stoplamps, they shall be mounted as specified in subdivision (d).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 428, Sec. 4. (SB 570) Effective January 1, 2022.