A. When a vehicle is lawfully parked on a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred feet on the street or highway, lights need not be displayed on the parked vehicle.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 28-936

  • highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way if a part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Motor driven cycle: means a motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor that produces not more than five horsepower but does not include an electric bicycle, an electric miniature scooter or an electric standup scooter. See Arizona Laws 28-101
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Roadway: means that portion of a highway that is improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. See Arizona Laws 28-601

B. When a vehicle is parked or stopped on a roadway or shoulder adjacent to the roadway, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and if there is not sufficient light to reveal a person or object within a distance of five hundred feet on the highway, the parked or stopped vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps that exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side and that are visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear. This subsection does not apply to a motor driven cycle.

C. A lighted head lamp on a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.