Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-936 (2026)

Lamps on parked vehicles

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A. When a vehicle is lawfully parked on a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred feet on the street or highway, lights need not be displayed on the parked vehicle.

B. When a vehicle is parked or stopped on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to the roadway, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is not sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred feet on the highway, the parked or stopped vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps that exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side and that are visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. This subsection does not apply to a motor driven cycle.

C. A lighted head lamp on a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1965–1965 · leading case: Salinas v. Kahn, 407 P.2d 120 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965).

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Salinas v. Kahn, 407 P.2d 120 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 4× “§ 28-936 that a vehicle parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto- at night, when there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon the highway, is required to have one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or…”

Salinas v. Kahn, 409 P.2d 64 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “This being the testimony, this court sees no justification for giving an instruction involving A.R.S. § 28-936. Allied Van’s argument that batteries may run down after a period of time is speculation that is refuted by the record.”

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