13:20-32.56 Clearance lights; motorcycles; official inspectionfacilities
(a) If the motorcycle is equipped with a side car or any other extension that is attached to the side thereof, there shall be a clearance light located on the outside limit of the side car or extension which displays white light to the front of the motorcycle.
(b) Certification of a motorcycle shall be refused for any of the following reasons:
1. The clearance light is not of an approved type. Clearance lights shall be of a type approved as meeting the standards of the United States Department of Transportation or, for motorcycles manufactured prior to the adoption of such standards, the standards of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The letters "SAE" and the letters "P1" or "" or "PC," along with the manufacturer's name or trademark, are on the lens of such lights;
2. The clearance light is not permanently and securely mounted on a permanent part of the motorcycle;
3. The lens is missing, broken, or cracked;
4. The clearance light does not display white light to the front of the motorcycle; or
5. The filament does not light when the headlight is in operation.
(c) A three-wheeled motorcycle shall be equipped with amber side clearance lights or parking lights on each side visible from the front of the motorcycle.
Amended by: N.J.S.A. 39:8-2, 39:8-10, 39:8-45, 39:8-53, 39:3-33,39:3-43 and 39:10-4, effective December 6, 1999.