{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-24601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 24601","heading":"","body":"Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all times.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","CHAPTER 2. Lighting Equipment [24250. - 26106.]","ARTICLE 3. Rear Lighting Equipment [24600. - 24617.]"],"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":"24c9f9b72604c4e4cba98e3297d78775bd952ebcced522230080f7f95f9efb8a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-24600","next":"us-ca/veh-24602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}