California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Lighting Equipment
Article 19 - Side-Mounted and Supplemental Signal Lamps
Section 792 - General Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Combination Lamp Requirements. Side mounted and supplemental turn signal lamps may be combined with sidemarker lamps if the requirements for each lamp are met.
(b) Use of Alternative Lamp Requirements. Notwithstanding Section 794 of this title, lamps meeting the requirements for stop or turn signal lamps may be used as supplemental stop lamps or supplemental turn signal lamps.
(c) Simultaneous Flash Requirements. If side-mounted turn signal lamps flash when the hazard warning switch is activated, all such lamps shall flash simultaneously with the rear turn signal lamps. On vehicles equipped with sequential turn signal lamps, side-mounted turn signal lamps shall flash simultaneously with the front turn signal lamps.
(d) Grandfathered Lighting Requirements. Side-mounted turn signal lamps installed before January 1, 1967, may be yellow turn signal lamps or yellow combination clearance and sidemarker lamps.
1. Amendment
filed 4-5-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
15.)
2. Repealer and new subsection (a), repealer of subsection (c)
and subsection relettering filed 6-23-92; operative 7-23-92 (Register 92, No.
26).
3. Amendment filed 1-8-2001; operative 2-7-2001 (Register 2001,
No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012, 24603, 24953 and 26103, Vehicle Code.
