Tennessee § 55-9-408 - Headlights complying with prohibition against glaring and dazzling lights — Anti-glare devices — Mounted height of lamps.
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§ 55-9-408. Headlights complying with prohibition against glaring and dazzling lights — Anti-glare devices — Mounted height of lamps.
Headlights shall be deemed to comply with § 55-9-406 , prohibiting glaring and dazzling lights, if the headlights are of a type customarily employed by manufacturers of automobiles and in addition are equipped with some anti-glare device; provided, that the anti-glare device, or any combination thereof, when properly adjusted, shall prevent any of the bright portions of the headlight beams from rising above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parallel to a level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty-two inches (42"), seventy-five feet (75') ahead of the vehicle. Acts 1931, ch. 82, § 15; 1937, ch. 245, § 5; 1939, ch. 206, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 2700.16 (Williams, § 2695); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 59-911; Acts 2013, ch. 308, § 39.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-9-408 ("Headlights complying with prohibition against glaring and dazzling lights — Anti-glare devices — Mounted height of lamps.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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