Vehicle Code section 38346

A person shall not display a flashing or steady burning red or blue warning light on an off-highway motor vehicle except as permitted by Section 21055 or when an extreme hazard exists.

Source: Section 38346, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38346. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_38346

Original Source: Section 38346, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=38346. (last accessed May 12, 2025).