Using neon underglow lighting in Alaska is governed by Alaska Admin Code, Title 13: Public Safety, Chapter 4: Motor Vehicle and Driving Offenses – Vehicle Equipment and Inspection.
Is neon underglow legal in Alaska?
Alaska law does not restrict aftermarket vehicle lighting. Neon underglow is considered an after-market modification. Therefore it’s our conclusion that in Alaska neon underglow is not illegal, as long as you follow these restrictions:
- No blue color is permitted.
- No red lights may be visible from the front of the vehicle.
- Flashing lights are not allowed.
- License plate illumination must be white.
- Only permitted underglow colors are white on front, amber on sides, and red on rear of the vehicle.
For better legal compliance, you should avoid using any combination of red, white and blue. These colors are often used on emergency vehicles. Most states also restrict any green colored lights on vehicles.
There are no relevant AK laws which specifically restrict or prohibit installing car underglow, meaning we consider it legal to use it even while driving on public roads.
Alaska vehicle lighting laws
Below are all relevant excerpts from Alaska Vehicle Code that limit, restrict or allow certain aftermarket lights to be installed on vehicles.
13 AAC 04.090. Authorized emergency vehicles
[…] An authorized emergency vehicle may display rotating beams of red light or of red and white light […]
13 AAC 04.100. Flashing blue lights on vehicles
[…] (h) Lights displaying blue color may not be used upon vehicles […]
13 AAC 04.145. Restrictions on lighting equipment
(b) Except as provided in secs. 37, 40, and 90 – 100 of this chapter, no person may drive or move a vehicle upon a highway displaying (1) a red light visible from directly in front of the center of the vehicle; (2) a flashing or rotating light; or (3) an alternately flashing light. […]
(e) A lighting device or reflector mounted on the rear of a vehicle must display or reflect a red color, except the stop light or other signal device which may be red or yellow, and the light illuminating the registration plate and the light emitted by backup lights must be white. No backup light may be turned on when the vehicle is in forward motion.
(f) No person may operate a motor vehicle on a roadway with any color of light illuminated other than colors specified in this chapter.
Section 145 above states that no colors other than whose specified by Vehicle Equipment chapter are permitted.