“Darkness” is any time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and any other time when visibility is not sufficient to render clearly discernible any person or vehicle on the highway at a distance of 1,000 feet.
Cal. Veh. Code § 280
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Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hernandez v. City of Pomona (2009)
Most recently applied in 57 Cal. 4th 986 - The People v. Mai (August 2013)
Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 635.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.