Iowa § 321.422 Red light in front — rear lights

Iowa Statutes

§ 321.422 — Red light in front — rear lights

Iowa § 321.422

Title VIIITRANSPORTATION

Ch. 321MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD

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Iowa Code § 321.422 (2026).

Text

1.No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lampordevicethereondisplayingorreflectingaredlightvisiblefromdirectlyinfrontthereof. No person shall display any color of light other than red on the rear of any vehicle, except that stop lights and directional signals may be red, yellow, or amber.

2.This section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, or school buses and vehicles as provided in section 321.423, subsection 6.

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1. No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any
lampordevicethereondisplayingorreflectingaredlightvisiblefromdirectlyinfrontthereof.
No person shall display any color of light other than red on the rear of any vehicle, except
that stop lights and directional signals may be red, yellow, or amber.
2. This section shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, or school buses and
vehicles as provided in section 321.423, subsection 6.