Vehicle Code section 25109

Any motor vehicle may be equipped with two white or amber running lamps mounted on the front, one at each side, which shall not be lighted during darkness except while the motor vehicle is parked.

Source: Section 25109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=25109. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Nov. 3, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_25109

Original Source: Section 25109, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=25109. (last accessed May 12, 2025).