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27-36-208. Special restrictions on lamps.
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27-36-208. Special restrictions on lamps.
(a) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower (300 cp) shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet (75') from the vehicle.
(b)(1) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red, blue, or green light visible from directly in front of the center thereof.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this subchapter.
(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except on:
(1) An authorized emergency vehicle;
(2) A school bus;
(3) A funeral procession as provided in § 27-49-113;
(4) Any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn; or
(5) Any vehicle as a means of indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-36-208
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27-36-208. Special restrictions on lamps.
(a) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower (300 cp) shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet (75') from the vehicle.
(b)(1) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red, blue, or green light visible from directly in front of the center thereof.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this subchapter.
(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except on:
(1) An authorized emergency vehicle;
(2) A school bus;
(3) A funeral procession as provided in § 27-49-113;
(4) Any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn; or
(5) Any vehicle as a means of indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.
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27-49-113. Funeral processions — Right-of-way — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Funeral escort vehicle” means a motor vehicle that leads or facilitates the movement of a funeral procession and is equipped as required by § 27-36-306(a)(1), including without limitation:
(A) A hearse;
(B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; or
(C) A motorcycle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company;
(2) “Funeral procession” means a funeral escort vehicle and one (1) or more motor vehicles accompanying the body or cremated remains of a deceased person from a funeral home, church, or other location to the burial site or cemetery;
(3) “Immediate hazard” means any motor vehicle approaching so near or so quickly that a reasonably careful person would realize that there is a danger of collision or accident; and
(4) “Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is self-propelled and used to transport a person or property upon a street or highway, including without limitation a motorcycle.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a funeral procession may proceed through an intersection without stopping after a funeral escort vehicle has proceeded into the intersection in compliance with any official traffic control device governing the traffic in the intersection.
(c)(1) A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection as described under subsection (b) of this section, except that a funeral escort vehicle or a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way:
(A) To an authorized emergency vehicle if the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying its rotating or flashing emergency lights;
(B) When directed to yield or stop by a law enforcement office
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-49-113
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