{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21293","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21293","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Operation of Electrically Motorized Boards [21290. - 21296.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 777, Sec. 3.   (AB 604)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Every electrically motorized board operated upon a highway during darkness shall be equipped with all of the following:</p><p>(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp emitting a white light that, while the electrically motorized board is in motion, illuminates the highway in front of the operator and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board.</p><p>(2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.</p><p>(3) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a white or yellow reflector on each side that is visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board.</p><p>(b) A lamp or lamp combination, emitting a white light, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).</p><p>(c) A red reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section <a href=\"/veh/25500\">25500</a>, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).</p><p>(d) A white or yellow reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section <a href=\"/veh/25500\">25500</a>, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).</p>","text":"(a) Every electrically motorized board operated upon a highway during darkness shall be equipped with all of the following: (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp emitting a white light that, while the electrically motorized board is in motion, illuminates the highway in front of the operator and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board. (2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. (3) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a white or yellow reflector on each side that is visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board. (b) A lamp or lamp combination, emitting a white light, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). (c) A red reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). (d) A white or yellow reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/operation-of-electrically-motorized-boards-21293","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}