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 California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014)
 Title 13. Motor Vehicles
 Division 2. Department of the California Highway Patrol
 Chapter 2. Lighting Equipment
 Article 17. Running Lamps

  § 783. Photometric Test Requirements.

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  • The luminous intensity of a running lamp tested as specified in Article 4 of this subchapter, and with a reaim tolerance of 0.25 deg allowed at any test point, shall be as shown in Table I.
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    TABLE I. PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING LAMPS
    Test point coordinates
    Cd
    Vertical
    Horizontal
    Min
     
    10L
    100
    4U
    V
    400
    10R
    100
     
    10L
    500
    5L
    1,500
    2U
    V
    1,500
    5R
    1,500
    10R
    500
     
    10L
    500
    5L
    1,500
    H
    V
    1,500
    5R
    1,500
    10R
    500
     
    10L
    300
    5L
    700
    2D
    V
    1,500
    5R
    700
    10R
    300
     
    10L
    100
    4D
    V
    400
    10R
    100
     

Note

Note: Maximum anywhere in the beam shall not exceed 5,000 cd.
Note: Authority cited: Section 26103, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 24012 and 26103, Vehicle Code.