Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105)
Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204)
Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306)
Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224)
Section 27-36-209 - Headlamps

• (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 (54") nor less than twenty-four inches (24"), 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.

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.