{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"25253","citation":"Veh. Code, § 25253","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 7. Flashing and Colored Lights [25250. - 25282.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-12/chapter-2/article-7"}],"history":"Amended (as amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 375, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2009, Ch. 33, Sec. 2.   (SB 159)   Effective January 1, 2010.","effective":"2010-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Tow trucks used to tow disabled vehicles shall be equipped with flashing amber warning lamps. This subdivision does not apply to a tractor-trailer combination.</p><p>(b) Tow trucks may display flashing amber warning lamps while providing service to a disabled vehicle. A flashing amber warning lamp upon a tow truck may be displayed to the rear when the tow truck is towing a vehicle and moving at a speed slower than the normal flow of traffic.</p><p>(c) A tow truck shall not display flashing amber warning lamps on a freeway except when an unusual traffic hazard or extreme hazard exists.</p>","text":"(a) Tow trucks used to tow disabled vehicles shall be equipped with flashing amber warning lamps. This subdivision does not apply to a tractor-trailer combination. (b) Tow trucks may display flashing amber warning lamps while providing service to a disabled vehicle. A flashing amber warning lamp upon a tow truck may be displayed to the rear when the tow truck is towing a vehicle and moving at a speed slower than the normal flow of traffic. (c) A tow truck shall not display flashing amber warning lamps on a freeway except when an unusual traffic hazard or extreme hazard exists.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/flashing-and-colored-lights-25253","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}