Indiana § 9-21-7-2 - Lights; time for display; exception
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 9-21-7-2 — Lights; time for display; exception, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-21-7-2. Lights; time for display; exception
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and section 8 of this chapter, each vehicle upon a highway:
(1) between the time from sunset to sunrise; and
(2) at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of five hundred (500) feet ahead;
must display lighted head lamps and other illuminating devices as required for different classes of vehicles under this chapter.
(b) All lamp equipment required for vehicles described in IC 9-19-6, including each tail lamp required by law, shall be lighted at the times mentioned in subsection (a), except that clearance and sidemarker lamps are not required to be lighted on a vehicle when the vehicle is operated within a municipality if there is sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citations: 9-8-6-3; 9-8-6-9 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-1991, SEC.94; P.L.34-2010, SEC.3; P.L.198-2016, SEC.363.
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Section 9-21-7-2 ("Lights; time for display; exception") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. 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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