(a) Side-marker lights are lights on the left and right sides near
the front and rear of a motor vehicle that show to the side and are intended to indicate vehicle length.
(b) A truck 80 inches or more in width manufactured after January 1, 1965, shall be equipped with one amber
side-marker light mounted on each side at or near the front of the vehicle and one red side-marker light mounted on each side at or near the rear of
the vehicle. Side-marker lights shall be of a type approved as meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for motor
vehicles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The letters "SAE" and the
letters "P1" or "P2" or "PC," along with the manufacturer's name or trademark, are on the lens of such lights in most cases.
(c) Every side-marker light shall be permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the vehicle.
Side-marker lights may be mounted at optional height on the side of the vehicle.
(d) A combination
clearance and side-marker light is a single light that fulfills the requirements of both a clearance light and a side-marker light.
(e) An LED side-marker light is a light that contains multiple light-emitting diode (LED) elements.
An LED element is a single semi-conductor light source. The number of LED elements
contained within each LED light varies by manufacturer. A commercial vehicle equipped with one or more LED side-marker lights shall not be refused
certification because some of the lighting elements are not operative, provided that 50 percent or more of the lighting elements within each LED
light are operative. However, the motorist shall be advised to have the defect corrected.
Notes
N.J. Admin. Code §
13:20-32.15
Repealed by
48 N.J.R. 810(a), effective
5/16/2016
Adopted by
53 N.J.R. 2056(a),
effective 12/6/2021
