Delaware Code § 21-4344

Lamps on parked vehicles
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(a) Every vehicle, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with at least 1 lamp which, when lighted, shall display a white or amber light
visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
The lamp shall be situated so that 1 such 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 closest to passing traffic.
(b) Whenever a vehicle (whether attended or unattended) is parked or stopped upon a street or highway, at a time when there is
insufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 500 feet upon the highway, such vehicle shall be equipped with and
shall display lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, but it shall not be necessary to display the lamps upon a
vehicle which is lawfully parked upon a portion of a roadway which is ordinarily or customarily used for parking vehicles.
(c) Any lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.

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