(a) (1) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least two (2) headlamps, with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle.
(2) The headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this subchapter.
(b) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than (2) headlamps, which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this subchapter.
(c) Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the headlamp of not more than fifty-four inches (54²) nor less than twenty-four inches (24²), to be measured as set forth in § 27-36-204.
(d) A covering, coating, or any type of alteration that reduces the illumination intensity of a headlamp must be removed from the headlamp during any time that the use of headlamps is required.
History. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 105; Pope's Dig., § 6762; Acts 1957, No. 169, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 42; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-703; Acts 2001, No. 623, § 1.
Amendments. The 2001 amendment added (d).
Cross References. Penalty for violation of 1959 amendatory act, § 27-50-305.
Case Notes
Instruction that if jury found that defendant was, at the time of the collision, operating an automobile with only one light and that such operation caused pedestrian's death he was guilty of involuntary manslaughter was erroneous, since the evidence should be considered along with other facts and circumstances in determining whether defendant was operating his car in a careless, negligent, or unlawful manner. Martin v. State, 206 Ark. 151, 174 S.W.2d 242 (1943), questioned, In re Briefing of Criminal Cases, 234 Ark. 826, 234 Ark. 846, 354 S.W.2d 740 (Ark. 1962) (decision under prior law).
Cited: Arkansas State Hwy. Comm'n v. Heirs of Ring, 247 Ark. 170, 444 S.W.2d 705 (1969).