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VEH 25259: (a) Any authorized emergency vehicle may display flashing amber warning lights to the front, sides, or rear.

DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES

Executive Summary

California Vehicle Code section 25259 ((a) Any authorized emergency vehicle may display flashing amber warning lights to the front, sides, or rear.) addresses (a) Any authorized emergency vehicle may display flashing amber warning lights to the front, sides, or rear. (b) A vehicle operated by a police or traffic officer while in the actual performance of his or her duties may display steady burning or flashing white lights…. Part of DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES. Tags Clinic hosts the official statutory text unchanged below for registration, title, and compliance reference in California.

Key Takeaways

  • (a) Any authorized emergency vehicle may display flashing amber warning lights to the front, sides, or rear.
  • (b) A vehicle operated by a police or traffic officer while in the actual performance of his or her duties may display steady burning or flashing white lights….
  • (c) Any authorized emergency vehicle may display not more than two flashing white warning lights to the front mounted above the roofline of the vehicle and not….
  • These lamps may be in addition to the flashing headlamps permitted under Section 25252.5.
  • (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 945, Sec. 25.

Important Facts

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25259
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DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
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