Vehicle Code section 24251

Any requirement in this chapter as to the distance from which any lighting equipment shall render a person or vehicle visible or within which any lighting equipment shall be visible shall apply during darkness, directly ahead upon a straight, level unlighted highway, and under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time, direction, or condition is expressly stated.

Source: Section 24251, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=24251. (updated Jan. 1, 1959; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_24251

Original Source: Section 24251, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=24251. (last accessed May 12, 2025).