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North Dakota Century Code Title 39. Motor Vehicles § 39-21-26. Special restrictions on lamps

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device on a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps and schoolbus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower must be directed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet [22.86 meters] from the vehicle.

2. A person may not drive or move any vehicle or equipment on any highway with a lamp or device displaying a red or green light visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle or equipment. This section does not apply to a vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this chapter.

3. Flashing lights are prohibited except on:

a. An authorized emergency vehicle;

b. A schoolbus;

c. Snow-removal equipment;

d. A vehicle owned by a funeral home, which may display a flashing purple light only while used for the purpose of escorting a funeral procession; or

e. Any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.

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