1502                               Laws of Maryland                         Ch. 534

the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable.

(b)    Every tail lamp upon every vehicle shall be located at a
height of not more than 72 inches nor less than 20 inches.

(c)    Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed
and placed to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate
and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear.
Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or
lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be wired to
be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are
lighted.

§ 12-205. Reflectors.

(a)    After July 1, 1971, every motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer,
and pole trailer shall carry on the rear, either as part of the tail
lamps or separately, two or more red reflectors meeting the require-
ments of this section, except that motorcycles shall carry at least
one reflector; provided, however, that vehicles of the types mentioned
in section 12-208 shall be equipped with reflectors meeting the re-
quirements of sections 12-210 and 12-211 (a). Prior to this date
every vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, including devices moved by
muscular power, shall carry on the rear at least one reflector, and
after this date every vehicle mentioned in this sentence which is
not mentioned in the preceding sentence shall carry on the rear at
least one reflector.

(b)    Every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height
not less than 20 inches nor more than 60 inches measured as set forth
in section 12-202 (b), and shall be of such size and characteristics and
so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 350 feet
to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper
beams of head lamps, except that visibility from a greater distance
is hereinafter required of reflectors on certain types of vehicles.
When two reflectors are required they shall be as widely spaced
laterally as practicable.

§ 12-206. Stop lamps and turn signals.

(a)    Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer
shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the require-
ments of section 12-219(a), and the vehicles mentioned in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall meet the following addi-
tional requirements:

(1)    Every motor vehicle registered in this State and sold as a
new vehicle after June 1, 1967, shall be equipped with at least 2 stop
lamps; and

(2)    After July 1, 1971, every trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer
shall be equipped with at least 2 stop lamps.

(b)    Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer reg-
istered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1961,
shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the re-
quirements of section 12-219 (b), except that motorcycles need not
be equipped with electric turn signal lamps, and the requirements of