Lights and Turn Signals This is the 2026 edition of the code. This is the current edition. It was last updated Aug 02, 2026. Browse all editions.
This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Lights and Turn Signals.” It is part of Chapter 10 “Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety”, which is part of Subtitle III “Operation”, which is part of Title 46.2 “Motor Vehicles”. It contains 38 laws.
It’s comprised of the following 38 sections.
§ 46.2-1010 Equipment required
§ 46.2-1011 Headlights on motor vehicles
§ 46.2-1012 Headlights, auxiliary headlights, tail lights, brake lights, auxiliary lights, and illumination of license plates on motorcycles or autocycles
§ 46.2-1013 Tail lights
§ 46.2-1014 Brake lights
§ 46.2-1014.1 Supplemental high mount stop light
§ 46.2-1015 Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters
§ 46.2-1016 Lights on other vehicles; reflectors
§ 46.2-1017 Dimension or marker lights and reflectors, generally
§ 46.2-1018 Marker lights on vehicles or loads exceeding thirty-five feet
§ 46.2-1019 Spotlights
§ 46.2-1020 Other permissible lights
§ 46.2-1021 Additional lights permitted on certain commercial vehicles
§ 46.2-1021.1 Additional lights permitted on certain privately owned cars
§ 46.2-1022 Flashing or steady-burning blue or red, flashing red and blue or blue and white, or red, white, and blue warning lights
§ 46.2-1023 Flashing red or red and white warning lights
§ 46.2-1024 Flashing or steady-burning red or red and white warning light units
§ 46.2-1025 Flashing amber, purple, or green warning lights
§ 46.2-1025.1 Flashing amber warning lights on certain fox hunting vehicles
§ 46.2-1026 Flashing high-intensity amber warning lights
§ 46.2-1027 Warning lights on certain demonstrator vehicles
§ 46.2-1028 Auxiliary lights on firefighting, Virginia Department of Transportation, and other emergency vehicles
§ 46.2-1028.1 Illuminated identification systems on certain emergency vehicles
§ 46.2-1028.2 Auxiliary lights on public utility vehicles
§ 46.2-1029 Auxiliary lights on law-enforcement vehicles
§ 46.2-1029.1 Flashing of headlights on certain vehicles
§ 46.2-1029.2 Certain vehicles may be equipped with secondary warning lights
§ 46.2-1030 When lights to be lighted; number of lights to be lighted at any time; use of warning lights
§ 46.2-1031 Requirements as to single-beam head lights
§ 46.2-1032 Requirements as to multiple-beam headlights
§ 46.2-1033 Indicator light required
§ 46.2-1034 When dimming headlights required
§ 46.2-1035 Dimming headlights on parked vehicles
§ 46.2-1036 Acetylene lights on antique motor vehicles
§ 46.2-1037 Lights on parked vehicles
§ 46.2-1038 When turn signals required; exceptions
§ 46.2-1039 Requirements of turn signals; regulations
§ 46.2-1040 Hazard lights