Iowa § 321.258 - 321.258 Arrangement of lights on official traffic-control signals.
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§ 321.258. 321.258 Arrangement of lights on official traffic-control signals.
1. Colored lights placed on a vertical official traffic-control signal face shall be arranged from the top to the bottom in the following order when used: a. Circular red. b. Steady or flashing left-turn red arrow. c. Steady or flashing right-turn red arrow. d. Circular yellow. e. Circular green. f. Straight-through green arrow. g. Steady left-turn yellow arrow. h. Flashing left-turn yellow arrow. i. Left-turn green arrow. j. Steady right-turn yellow arrow. k. Flashing right-turn yellow arrow. l. Right-turn green arrow. 2. Colored lights placed on a horizontal official traffic-control signal face shall be arranged from the left to the right in the following order when used: a. Circular red. b. Steady or flashing left-turn red arrow. c. Steady or flashing right-turn red arrow. d. Circular yellow. e. Steady left-turn yellow arrow. f. Flashing left-turn yellow arrow. g. Left-turn green arrow. h. Circular green. i. Straight-through green arrow. j. Steady right-turn yellow arrow. k. Flashing right-turn yellow arrow. l. Right-turn green arrow. [C79, 81, §321.258] 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §77; 2014 Acts, ch 1123, §17; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §147, 148 Thu Dec 11 19:40:26 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.258 (32, 0)
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