Light Bars & LED Lighting in Maine
Maine requires no cover, but it does require lights off: any light mounted higher than the center of the main headlights may not be illuminated while operating on a public way — which covers most roof and bumper-top bars. Two front fog lights, amber or white, are permitted.
Verified against primary sources · August 2026
What the law says
Fog lights must be aimed so their rays do not shine more than 2 feet above the road at 30 feet. Contrary to widely repeated advice, no cover is required in this state. Mounting a light bar is legal everywhere; what states regulate is using it on public roads, and the usual constraint is a mounting-height ceiling plus a per-type lamp count — a roof-mounted bar often falls outside the permitted category entirely.
Specific Limits
- Fog lights
- 2, amber or white, aimed so rays do not shine more than 2 ft above the road at 30 ft
- Height rule
- any light mounted higher than the center of the main headlights may not be illuminated on a public way
- Cover required
- No
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