North Dakota Code § 39-21-26

Special restrictions on lamps
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1. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device on a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot 
lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps and 
schoolbus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than 
three hundred candlepower must be directed so that no part of the high -intensity 
portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a 
distance of more than seventy-five feet [22.86 meters] from the vehicle.
2. A person may not drive or move any vehicle or equipment on any highway with a lamp 
or device displaying a red or green light visible from directly in front of the center of the 
vehicle or equipment . This section does not apply to a vehicle upon which a red light 
visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this chapter.
3. Flashing lights are prohibited except on:
a. An authorized emergency vehicle;
b. A schoolbus;
c. Snow-removal equipment;
d. A vehicle owned by a funeral home, which may display a flashing purple light only 
while used for the purpose of escorting a funeral procession; or
e. Any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a 
vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or 
passing.

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