Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 42-4-212 (2026)

Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps

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(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two spot lamps, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle.

(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twelve inches nor more than thirty inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands and so aimed that, when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall at a distance of twenty-five feet ahead project higher than a level of four inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting the requirements of this subsection (2) may be used with lower head-lamp beams as specified in section 42-4-216 (1)(b).

(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than twenty inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 42-4-216 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

(4) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than sixteen inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. The provisions of section 42-4-216 shall apply to any combination of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

(5) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2249, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-211 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-212 was relocated to § 42-4-213.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–1995 · leading case: Fogg v. MacAluso, 892 P.2d 271 (Colo. 1995).

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Fogg v. MacAluso, 892 P.2d 271 (Colo. 1995). · cites it 4× “the exemption granted in paragraph (a) sections (2) of this section shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of visual signals meeting the requirements of section 42-4-212 unless using such visual signals would cause an obstruction to the normal flow of traffic; .”

Fogg v. MacAluso, 870 P.2d 525 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “Defendants also alleged that, at the time of the accident, Maca-luso had parked his police cruiser on southbound Interstate 26 to render aid to a motorist with a flat tire and that the police vehicle was displaying visual signals which met the requirements of § 42-4-212, C.R.S.…”

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