New Franklin Colors of Various Lamps: Restriction of Red Lights ordinance (§ 370.090)
Chapter 370: Vehicle Equipment · Article I. Light Regulations
In short: Headlights must be white and other front lamps white, yellow or amber; no vehicle may show a red light visible from the front, except school buses and emergency vehicles.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Headlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white in color; auxiliary lamps, cowllamps and spotlamps, when lighted, shall exhibit lights substantially white, yellow or amber in color. No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment, except a school bus when used for school purposes or an emergency vehicle, upon any street or highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red light visible from directly in front thereof.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 89 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.