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§47-12-217.
§47-12-217.
A. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps
which shall not be used in substitution of headlamps.
B. Every spot lamp mounted upon a motor vehicle shall be located with
the center of such lamps at a height of not less than thirty inches,
nor more than seventy-two (72) inches above the level surface upon
which the vehicle stands and every spot lamp shall be so directed when
in use:
1. That no portion of the main substantially parallel beam of light
will strike the roadway to the left of the prolongation of the left
side of the vehicle; and
2. That the top of the beam will not strike the roadway at a distance
in excess of five hundred (500) feet from the vehicle.
C. The operator of any motor vehicle which has in use a spot lamp
attached thereto shall upon discerning the approach of another vehicle
immediately turn said spot lamp off. The operator of a motor vehicle
shall not use or turn on a spot lamp when following another motor
vehicle within five hundred (500) feet or to cause a vehicle to yield
right-of-way and stop. The provisions of this subsection shall not
apply to vehicles of any fire department, fire patrol, law enforcement
vehicles, ambulances, or other authorized emergency vehicles.
D. Any motor vehicles may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps
or two auxiliary lamps mounted upon the front below the level of the
center of headlamps.
Fog lamps shall not be used in substitution of headlamps, except under
conditions of rain or fog rendering disadvantageous the use of
headlamps.
Whenever fog lamps are used in substitution of headlamps, as permitted
herein, two such fog lamps mounted on opposite sides of the front of
the vehicle must be lighted.
Every fog lamp or auxiliary lamp used upon a motor vehicle shall be so
adjusted and aimed that no part of the high intensity portion of the
beam shall, at a distance of twenty-five (25) feet, rise above the
horizontal plane passing through the center of the lamp. Every such
fog lamp or auxiliary lamp, or driving lamps, shall meet the
requirements and limitations set forth in this section.
E. Any violation of this section shall be, upon conviction, a
misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00)
nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
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