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Iowa Code § 321.402 (2026)

Spot lamps

✓ current as of July 2026
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Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp 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. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §5051; C39, §5034.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.402] Referred to in §321.1, 456A.12, 805.8A(3)(r) For applicable scheduled fine, see §805.8A, subsection 3

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Jaheim Romaine Cyrus (Iowa Ct. App. 2023).
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State of Iowa v. Jaheim Romaine Cyrus (Iowa Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 321.402 . We think the use of the spotlight is somewhat—though not entirely— analogous to the use of ordinary headlights.”
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