{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-25253","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 25253","heading":"","body":"(a) Tow trucks used to tow disabled vehicles shall be equipped with flashing amber warning lamps. This subdivision does not apply to a tractor-trailer combination.\n(b) Tow trucks may display flashing amber warning lamps while providing service to a disabled vehicle. A flashing amber warning lamp upon a tow truck may be displayed to the rear when the tow truck is towing a vehicle and moving at a speed slower than the normal flow of traffic.\n(c) A tow truck shall not display flashing amber warning lamps on a freeway except when an unusual traffic hazard or extreme hazard exists.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000. - 28246.]","CHAPTER 2. Lighting Equipment [24250. - 26106.]","ARTICLE 7. Flashing and Colored Lights [25250. - 25282.]"],"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":"65d4f9f908861a99f712dc78ad543b3e263f8a66bba25b5943faaf5053b035c4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-25252.5","next":"us-ca/veh-25253.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}