Colorado § 42-4-216 Multiple-beam road lights - penalty

Colorado Statutes

§ 42-4-216 — Multiple-beam road lights - penalty

Colorado § 42-4-216

Title 42Vehicles and

Art.Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-216 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in this article 4, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp or combination of lamps on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles, autocycles, or low-power scooters, shall be arranged so that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and the lamps may, in addition, be arranged so that the selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:

(a)There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

(b)There shall be a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and of suffi

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(1) Except as provided in
this article 4, the head lamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing
lamp or combination of lamps on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles,
autocycles, or low-power scooters, shall be arranged so that the driver may select
at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and the
lamps may, in addition, be arranged so that the selection can be made
automatically, subject to the following limitations:

(a) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam so
aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at
least three hundred fifty feet ahead for all conditions of loading.

(b) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam so
aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at
least one hundred feet ahead; and on a straight level road under any condition of
loading, none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike
the eyes of an approaching driver.

(1.5) Head lamps arranged to provide a single distribution of light not
supplemented by auxiliary driving lamps shall be permitted for low-speed electric
vehicles in lieu of multiple-beam, road-lighting equipment specified in this section if
the single distribution of light complies with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this
section.

(2) A new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, autocycle, or low-power
scooter, that has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a
beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light
from the head lamps is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall
be designed and located so that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare
to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.

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

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2252, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (1.5) added, p. 393, � 4, effective August 6. L. 2009: (1.5) amended, (SB 09-075), ch. 418, p. 2323, � 10, effective August 5; IP(1) and (2) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1274, � 43, effective October 1. L. 2022: IP(1) and (2) amended, (HB 22-1043), ch. 361, p. 2585, � 16, effective January 1, 2023.