Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Headlights
shall conform to the requirements of
G.S.
20-129(b) and (c).
Headlights shall not be approved if:
(1) there
are not at least two headlamps, or at least four on dual headlamp systems.
Motorcycles and motor driven cycles need only one headlamp;
(2) the headlamp lens or light produces other
than a white or yellow light;
(3)
any lens or reflector is cracked, broken, discolored, or missing;
(4) the high beam-low beam dimmer switch does
not operate or the high beam indicator light does not burn on vehicles
manufactured after January 1, 1956;
(5) lights can be moved by hand, due to a
broken fender or loose support, or if a good ground is not made by the
mounting;
(6) foreign materials,
such as shields or painted lenses, are placed on the headlamp lens that
interferes with light beam of lamp;
(7) using a headlight testing device that
meets Society of Automotive Engineers standards or light testing chart that is
approved by the Division, lights are improperly aimed;
(8) lights project a dazzling or glaring
light when on low beam as defined in
G.S.
20-131(b); and
(9) the vehicle is equipped with headlamps
that change the original design or performance of the headlamps; or do not
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, as adopted by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(b) Rear Lights shall conform to the
requirements of
G.S.
20-129(d). Taillights shall
not be approved if:
(1) all original equipped
rear lamps or the equivalent are not in working order;
(2) the lens is cracked or discolored, the
lens or light projects a color other than red, or is covered by a foreign
material, such as shields or painted lenses. Cracks on lenses shall not lead to
disapproval unless water is likely to short out the bulb;
(3) they do not operate and project white
light on the license plate; and
(4)
they are not mounted.
(c) Stoplights shall conform to the
requirements of
G.S.
20-129(g). A stoplight shall
not be approved if:
(1) the lens is cracked,
discolored, or the lens or light projects a color other than red or amber, or
is covered by a foreign material such as shields or painted lenses. Cracks on
lenses shall not lead to disapproval unless water is likely to short out the
bulb;
(2) it does not come on when
pressure is applied to foot brake; and
(3) it is not mounted so as to project a
light to the rear.
(d)
Vehicles shall have the lights as required by
G.S.
20-129.1.
(e) Parking lights shall conform to the
requirements of
G.S.
20-134. A vehicle shall not be approved if
parking lights are not working or covered by a foreign material, such as
shields or painted lenses.
(f) A
motor vehicle that was originally equipped with back-up lamps, lamps, must have
those lamps maintained in operating condition. Backup lamps shall not be
lighted when the motor vehicle is in a forward motion, nor shall the backup
lamp emit any color other than white.
Authority
G.S.
20-2;
20-39;
20-131(a)(b);
20-183.3;
Eff. October
1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2021.
