CVC24601 question

[Mr. Nobody]

Can we have red bulbs to light the rear license plate, or how about one white for plate one red for fog (not switchable) ?

[P5Ret]

Since the code section says white light, I'd venture to guess it has to be a white light. I'm not sure what good a red license plate light would do for fog?

[FLIGHT762]

No red bulbs. White light only.

[mixicus]

24601. Either the taillamp or a separate lamp shall be so
constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear
license plate during darkness and render it clearly legible from a
distance of 50 feet to the rear. When the rear license plate is
illuminated by a lamp other than a required taillamp, the two lamps
shall be turned on or off only by the same control switch at all
times.