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Boonville Lamps on parked vehicles ordinance (§ 12-2.85)

Chapter 12: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article I. In General

In short: A vehicle parked at night where there is not enough light to see 500 feet must show a white or amber light to the front and a red light to the rear, and any lit headlamps must be dimmed.

Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.

(a) Whenever a vehicle is lawfully parked upon a street or highway during the hours between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise and in the event there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such street or highway no lights need be displayed upon such parked vehicle.

(b) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended, during the hours between a half-hour after sunset and a half-hour before sunrise and there is not sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon such highway, such vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with one or more lamps meeting the following requirements: At least one lamp shall display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and the same lamp or at least one other lamp shall display a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle, and the location of said lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle which is closer to passing traffic. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to a motor driven cycle.

(c) Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 12-2.85

Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.