{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21293","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21293","heading":"","body":"(a) Every electrically motorized board operated upon a highway during darkness shall be equipped with all of the following:\n(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp emitting a white light that, while the electrically motorized board is in motion, illuminates the highway in front of the operator and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board.\n(2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.\n(3) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a white or yellow reflector on each side that is visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board.\n(b) A lamp or lamp combination, emitting a white light, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).\n(c) A red reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).\n(d) A white or yellow reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","ARTICLE 7. Operation of Electrically Motorized Boards [21290. - 21296.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"23236fbbe4fc6c6dd41d00a418ed7960a1b3999154b18a9715a8c26ece54977c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21292","next":"us-ca/veh-21294"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}