N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-32.11
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:20-32.11 - Clearance lights requirements, all vehicles; commercial vehicle inspection at official inspection facilities(a) Clearance lights are lights that show to the front and rear of the vehicle, respectively, mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle as near as practical to the upper left and right extreme edges, so as to indicate the overall width and height of the vehicle.(b) A truck 80 inches or more in width manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with two amber clearance lights on the front of the vehicle and two red clearance lights on the rear of the vehicle.(c) Clearance lights shall be of a type approved as meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for motor vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The letters "SAE" and the letters "P1" or "P2" or "PC," along with the manufacturer's name or trademark, are on the lens of such lights in most cases.(d) Every clearance light shall be permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle.(e) A combination clearance and side-marker light is a single light that fulfills the requirements of both a clearance light and a side-marker light.(f) An LED clearance light is a light that contains multiple light-emitting diode (LED) elements. An LED element is a single semi-conductor light source. The number of LED elements contained within each LED light varies by manufacturer. A commercial vehicle equipped with one or more LED clearance lights shall not be refused certification because some of the lighting elements are not operative, provided that 50 percent or more of the lighting elements within each LED light are operative. However, the motorist shall be advised to have the defect corrected.N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-32.11
Repealed by 48 N.J.R. 810(a), effective 5/16/2016Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 2056(a), effective 12/6/2021