Vehicle Code section 38335

When operated from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, each motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least one lighted white headlamp directed toward the front of the vehicle. Such lamp shall be of an intensity sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.

Source: Section 38335, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38335. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_38335

Original Source: Section 38335, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38335. (last accessed May 12, 2025).