s within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps, except that reflectors on vehicles manufactured or assembled before January 1, 1970, must be visible at night from all distances within 350 feet to 100 feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps. 3. The provisions of this section do not apply to towable tools or equipment. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1204; A 1981, 621) NRS 484.555 Stop lamps. 1. Except as provided in subsection 5, every motor vehicle, trailer and semitrailer, and any vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with two or more stop lamps, except that any vehicle manufactured before July 1, 1969, must have at least one stop lamp if the vehicle was originally equipped with only one stop lamp. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the stop lamp or lamps must: (a) Be on the rear of the vehicle, and if there are two or more than two must be as widely spaced laterally as practicable; (b) Display a red, amber or yellow light visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight; and (c) Be activated upon application of the brake. 3. On a combination of vehicles, stop lamps on the rearmost vehicle only are required. 4. A stop lamp may be incorporated with a tail lamp. 5. The provisions of this section do not apply to towable tools or equipment. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1204; A 1981, 622; 1987, 1343) NRS 484.557 Turn signals. 1. Except as provided in subsection 6, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and any vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles must be equipped with electric turn signal lamps, except that vehicles less than 80 inches in overall width not originally equipped with electric turn signal lamps and manufactured before July 1, 1969, are not required to be equipped with such lamps. 2. Such lamps must be located on the front and rear of any such vehicle or combination of vehicles and must indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights in the direction toward which the turn is to be made. 3. The lamps showing to the front must be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, must emit white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber. 4. The lamps showing to the rear must be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and, when signaling, must emit red or amber light, or any shade of light between red and amber. 5. The lamps must be visible in normal sunlight from a distance of not less than 500 feet. 6. The provisions of this section do not apply to: (a) Mopeds; (b) Special mobile equipment, except when such equipment is being towed at the end of a train of vehicles; (c) Motorcycles propelled by a motor producing not more than 5 brake horsepower measured at the crankshaft and having a maximum speed not exceeding 30 miles per hour upon maximum acceleration from a standing start for 1 mile on a level surface; or (d) Towable tools or equipment. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1204; A 1975, 1077; 1977, 1355; 1981, 622) NRS 484.559 Requirements for pole trailer. The requirements of this chapter with respect to reflectors, stop lamps, turn signal lamps and tail lamps for pole trailers may be met by displaying such reflectors or lamps on the rearmost portion of the load. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1205) NRS 484.561 Additional equipment for lighting required on certain vehicles. 1. In addition to other equipment required in this chapter the following vehicles shall be equipped as stated in this section. 2. On every bus or truck 80 inches or more in overall width manufactured after January 1, 1970, there shall be the following: (a) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification lamps meeting the requirements of subsection 8. (b) On the rear, two clearance lamps, one at each side, and three identification lamps meeting the requirements of subsection 8. (c) On each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear. (d) On each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear. 3. On every trailer or semitrailer 80 inches or more in overall width there shall be the following: (a) On the front, two clearance lamps, one at each side. (b) On the rear, two clearance lamps, and three identification lamps meeting the requirements of subsection 8. (c) On each side, two side marker lamps, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear. (d) On each side, two reflectors, one at or near the front and one at or near the rear. 4. For the purposes of this section “converter dolly” means a vehicle with a fifth wheel lower half or equivalent mechanism, the attachment of which converts a semitrailer to a full trailer. Each such dolly, when towed singly by another vehicle, and not as part of a full trailer, shall be equipped with one stop lamp, one tail lamp and two reflectors on the rear. No lighting devices or reflectors are required on the front or sides of any such dolly. 5. In addition to the requirements of subsection 3, on every trailer and semitrailer 30 feet or more in overall length there shall be, on each side, one amber side marker lamp and one amber reflector, centrally located with respect to the length of the trailer and semitrailer. 6. On the front of every truck-tractor there shall be two cab clearance lamps, one at each side, and if the truck-tractor is manufactured after January 1, 1970, three identification lamps meeting the requirements of subsection 8. 7. On every pole trailer there shall be the following: (a) On each side, one amber side marker lamp at or near the front of the load. (b) On each side, one amber reflector at or near the front of the load. (c) On the rearmost part of the load or the rearmost support for the load, one combination marker lamp showing amber to the front and red to the rear and side, mounted to indicate the maximum width of the pole trailer. 8. Identification lamps shall be grouped in a horizontal row, with lamp centers spaced not less than 6 nor more than 12 inches apart, and mounted on the permanent structure of the vehicle as close as practicable to the vertical centerline, except that where the cab of a vehicle is not more than 42 inches wide at the front roof line, a single identification lamp at the center of the cab shall be sufficient to comply with the requirements for front identification lamps. 9. On trailers designed to carry boats, front and rear clearance lamps may be located on each side of the trailer at or near the mid-point of the trailer between the front and rear of the trailer to indicate the extreme width of the trailer. 10. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a mobile home. [Part 6:166:1925; A 1939, 316; 1945, 268; 1955, 40]—(NRS A 1969, 1212; 1975, 35) NRS 484.563 Colors of certain lamps, lights and reflectors. 1. Front clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle must display or reflect an amber color. 2. Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color. 3. All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle must display or reflect a red color, except that: (a) The stoplight or other signal device may be red, amber or yellow. (b) The light illuminating the license plate must be white. (c) The light emitted by a backup lamp must be white or amber.

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