{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.383","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 547.383","heading":"LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS ON PARKED VEHICLES.","body":"(a) A vehicle, other than a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, shall be equipped with at least one lamp, or a combination of lamps, that:\n(1) emits a white or amber light visible at a distance of 1,000 feet from the front and a red light visible at a distance of 1,000 feet from the rear; and\n(2) is mounted so that at least one lamp is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle that is closest to passing traffic.\n(b) A vehicle, other than a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less, that is parked or stopped on a roadway or shoulder at a time specified in Section 547.302(a) shall display a lamp that complies with Subsection (a).\n(c) A vehicle that is lawfully parked on a highway is not required to display lights at night-time if there is sufficient light to reveal a person or vehicle on the highway at a distance of 1,000 feet.\n(d) A lighted headlamp on a parked vehicle shall be dimmed.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 3171), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT","SUBCHAPTER H. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm#547.383","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"5b66e059246f7e84e2b5e46af6552a37824460ecb9ed54b05e04a2b8341692b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.382","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-547.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}