§ 39-21-06 — Stop lamps and turn signals required on new motor vehicle

1. A person may not sell, offer for sale, or operate on the highways any motor vehicle
registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1964, unless it
is equipped with at least two stop lamps that are in good working order when lighted,
are mounted on the rear on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as
practicable, and meet the requirements of section 39-21-19 and this section, except
that a truck tractor manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1964, must be
equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of section 39-21-19.
2. A person may not sell, offer for sale, or operate on the highways any motor vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer registered in this state and manufactured or assembled after
January 1, 1952, unless it is equipped with electrical turn signals in good working order
which meet the requirements of section 39-21-19. This subsection does not apply to
any trailer or semitrailer of less than three thousand pounds [1360.78 kilograms] gross
weight.
3. A stop lamp on a vehicle must be located at a height of not more than seventy-two
inches [182.88 centimeters] nor less than fifteen inches [38.10 centimeters] from the
ground.