N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1223: Lights on vehicles used for transportation of passengers

§ 1223. Lights on vehicles used for transportation of passengers.

Unless otherwise governed by the provisions of this chapter, every

vehicle used for the transportation of ten or more passengers upon the

public highways, such as for picnics, hayrides and sleigh rides, shall,

during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour

before sunrise, display at least two lighted lamps on the front, one on

each side, having light sources of equal power, which shall be visible

for a distance of at least five hundred feet ahead of the vehicle and

which shall project either white or yellow light, and at least two

lighted lamps on the rear, one on each side, having light sources of

equal power, which shall be visible for a distance of at least five

hundred feet behind the vehicle and which shall project red light.