§ 42-4-207 — Clearance and identification

Colorado § 42-4-207

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 42: Vehicles and
• Art.: Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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(1) Every vehicle designed or used
for the transportation of property or for the transportation of persons shall display
lighted lamps at the times mentioned in section 42-4-204 when and as required in
this section.

(2) Clearance lamps. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle having
a width at any part in excess of eighty inches shall be equipped with four clearance
lamps located as follows:

(I) Two on the front and one at each side, displaying an amber light visible
from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle;

(II) Two on the rear and one at each side, displaying a red light visible only to
the rear and visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle,
which said rear clearance lamps shall be in addition to the rear red lamp required in
section 42-4-206.

(b) All clearance lamps required shall be placed on the extreme sides and
located on the highest stationary support; except that, when three or more
identification lamps are mounted on the rear of a vehicle on the vertical center line
and at the extreme height of the vehicle, rear clearance lamps may be mounted at
optional height.

(c) Any trailer, when operated in conjunction with a vehicle which is properly
equipped with front clearance lamps as provided in this section, may be, but is not
required to be, equipped with front clearance lamps if the towing vehicle is of equal
or greater width than the towed vehicle.

(d) All clearance lamps required in this section shall be of a type approved by
the department.

(3) Side marker lamps. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle or
combination of such vehicles which exceeds thirty feet in overall length shall be
equipped with four side marker lamps located as follows:

(I) One on each side near the front displaying an amber light visible from a
distance of five hundred feet to the side of the vehicle on which it is located;

(II) One on each side near the rear displaying a red light visible from a
distance of five hundred feet to the side of the vehicle on which it is located; but the
rear marker light shall not be so placed as to be visible from the front of the vehicle.

(b) Each side marker lamp required shall be located not less than fifteen
inches above the level on which the vehicle stands.

(c) If the clearance lamps required by this section are of such a design as to
display lights visible from a distance of five hundred feet at right angles to the
sides of the vehicles, they shall be deemed to meet the requirements as to marker
lamps in this subsection (3).

(d) All marker lamps required in this section shall be of a type approved by
the department.

(4) Clearance reflectors. (a) Every motor vehicle having a width at any part
in excess of eighty inches shall be equipped with clearance reflectors located as
follows:

(I) Two red reflectors on the rear and one at each side, located not more than
one inch from the extreme outside edges of the vehicle;

(II) All such reflectors shall be located not more than sixty inches nor less
than fifteen inches above the level on which the vehicle stands.

(b) One or both of the required rear red reflectors may be incorporated within
the tail lamp or tail lamps if any such tail lamps meet the location limits specified
for reflectors.

(c) All such clearance reflectors shall be of a type approved by the
department.

(5) Side marker reflectors. (a) Every motor vehicle or motor-drawn vehicle
or combination of vehicles which exceeds thirty feet in overall length shall be
equipped with four side marker reflectors located as follows:

(I) One amber reflector on each side near the front;

(II) One red reflector on each side near the rear.

(b) Each side marker reflector shall be located not more than sixty inches
nor less than fifteen inches above the level on which the vehicle stands.

(c) All such side marker reflectors shall be of a type approved by the
department.

(6) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B
traffic infraction.

(7) Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede any federal motor
vehicle safety standard established pursuant to the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, Public Law 89-563, as amended.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2292, � 1, effective January 1, 1995.