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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>85600</law_id><section_number>46.2-1028</section_number><catch_line>Auxiliary lights on firefighting, Virginia Department of Transportation, and other emergency vehicles</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Operation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="10">Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Lights and Turn Signals</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any firefighting <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span>, emergency medical services <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span>, Virginia <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Transportation <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span>, or <span class="dictionary">tow truck</span> may be equipped with clear auxiliary <span class="dictionary">lights</span>, which shall be used exclusively for lighting emergency scenes. Such <span class="dictionary">lights</span> shall be of a type approved by the <span class="dictionary">Superintendent</span> and shall not be used in a manner that may blind or interfere with the vision of the <span class="dictionary">drivers</span> of approaching <span class="dictionary">vehicles</span>. In no event shall such <span class="dictionary">lights</span> be lighted while the <span class="dictionary">vehicle</span> is in <span class="dictionary">motion</span>.</p></section></text><history>1972, c. 385, &#xA7; 46.1-267.1; 1989, c. 727; 1996, c. 403; 2006, cc. 874, 891; 2015, cc. 502, 503.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
