{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"24601","citation":"Veh. Code, § 24601","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Lighting Equipment [24250. - 26106.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Rear Lighting Equipment [24600. - 24617.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-2/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1313.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.</p>","text":"Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/rear-lighting-equipment-24601","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}