California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 2 - Department of the California Highway Patrol
Chapter 2 - Lighting Equipment
Article 5 - Mechanical Test Requirements
Section 679 - Motor-Driven Cycle Headlamps

Universal Citation: 13 CA Code of Regs 679

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Motor-driven cycle headlamps shall be aimed with the vehicle upright and the front wheels facing straight ahead in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Multiple Beam Headlamps. Multiple beam headlamps shall be aimed as specified for motorcycle headlamps.

(b) Single Beam Headlamps. Single beam headlamps shall be aimed with the center of the high intensity zone on a vertical line straight ahead of the lamp center and with the top edge of the high intensity zone at the level of the lamp center.

Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012 and 26103, Vehicle Code.

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