§ 27-36-203 - Sale or use of lamps and other devices.

27-36-203. Sale or use of lamps and other devices.

(a) (1) On and after July 1, 1955, no person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or use upon any such vehicle, any headlamp, auxiliary, or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, which reflector is required under this subchapter, or parts of any of these items which tend to change the original design or performance, unless of a type which has been submitted to the State Highway Commission and approved by the commission.

(2) This subsection (a) shall not apply to equipment in actual use when this section is adopted or replacement parts therefor.

(b) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use upon or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer any lamp or device mentioned in this section which has been approved by the commission unless the lamp or device bears thereon the trademark or name under which it is approved so as to be legible when installed.

(c) No person shall use upon any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer any lamps mentioned in this section unless the lamps are mounted, adjusted, and aimed in accordance with instructions of the commission.