Iowa § 321.422 - 321.422 Red light in front — rear lights.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 321.422 — 321.422 Red light in front — rear lights., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 321.422. 321.422 Red light in front — rear lights.
1. No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying or reflecting a red light visible from directly in front thereof. No person shall display any color of light other than red on the rear of any vehicle, except that stop lights and directional signals may be red, yellow, or amber. 2. This section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, or school buses and vehicles as provided in section 321.423, subsection 6. [C39, §5034.31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.422] 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §98 Referred to in §321.1, 805.8A(3)(aa) Exception for certain slow-moving vehicles, see §321.383 For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 3 Thu Dec 11 19:41:47 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.422 (31, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 321.422 cover?
Section 321.422 ("321.422 Red light in front — rear lights.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. 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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