Making Your Christmas Light Display Mobile Can Get You A Ticket in Utah

Who doesn't love driving around looking at Christmas light during the holiday season. We appreciate those people who commune with their inner Clark Griswold and make a display that is over the top. Now if you bring the display it could be illegal.

Bringing the Light Display With You

I was driving down Mall Dr. in St. George behind a car with strands of Christmas lights secured to from the hood to the trunk. There was maybe a couple inches between each light. Unfortunately, it was daytime so I don't know how it looked at night.

You can decorate your car or truck for a light parade. If you drive with those lights the police may be a little more generous when Santa is watching, but there are laws about what kind of light you can put on your vehicle in Utah.

Rules for Putting Christmas Lights on Your Vehicle

Checking the Utah code, there are some specific lights you cannot put on your car and it has to do with not distracting other drivers. Stay away from red and blue lights. Obviously, this will make people think they are seeing a police car.

Also, no flashing lights. This will also distract other drivers. You can probably get away with a lighted wreath on the back window. If it obscures your license plate, that isn’t going to fly.

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If you really want to celebrate the holiday, I would skip the lights and create some bodywork that makes my car look like Sant’s sleigh. Even better, get some reindeer to pull it and save on gas.