Vehicle Code section 24802

No lights need be displayed upon a vehicle which is:

(a)

Parked off the roadway and not in a hazardous position on the highway; or

(b)

Parked with a wheel within 18 inches of a curb; or

(c)

Parked within a business or residence district with a wheel within 18 inches of a curb or edge of the roadway.

Source: Section 24802, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=24802. (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_24802

Original Source: Section 24802, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=24802. (last accessed May 12, 2025).