Colorado § 42-4-231 - Parking lights.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 42-4-231 — Parking lights., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-4-231. Parking lights.
When lighted lamps are required by section 42-4-204, no vehicle shall be driven upon a highway with the parking lights lighted except when the lights are being used as signal lamps and except when the head lamps are lighted at the same time. Parking lights are those lights permitted by section 42-4-215 and any other lights mounted on the front of the vehicle, designed to be displayed primarily when the vehicle is parked. Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2266, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-229 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-231 was relocated to § 42-4-232.
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 42-4-231
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Section 42-4-231 ("Parking lights.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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