Senate
File
478
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
478
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1047)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
25,
2019
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
lighting
devices
and
other
equipment
on
1
snow
plows
and
authorized
emergency
vehicles,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.393,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2019,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
prohibit
the
3
use
of
a
lighting
device
or
reflector
displaying
an
amber
light
4
when
such
lighting
device
or
reflector
is
mounted
on
a
motor
5
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
state,
6
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
or
any
municipality
7
therein
including
any
local
authority
,
while
such
equipment
is
8
being
used
for
snow
removal,
sanding,
maintenance,
or
repair
of
9
the
public
streets
or
highways.
10
5.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
prohibit
the
11
use
of
a
lighting
device
or
reflector
displaying
an
amber,
12
white,
or
blue
light
when
the
lighting
device
or
reflector
is
13
rear-facing
and
mounted
on
a
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
14
truck-mounted
snow
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
15
department
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
16
including
any
local
authority,
while
the
equipment
is
being
17
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
removal
on
the
public
18
streets
or
highways.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
321.423,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
20
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
f.
A
flashing
white
light
,
including
a
flashing
headlamp,
is
22
permitted
on
a
vehicle
pursuant
to
subsection
7
.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
321.423,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
24
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
(3)
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle,
other
than
a
vehicle
26
described
in
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1)
or
(2)
,
if
the
blue
27
light
is
positioned
on
the
passenger
side
of
the
vehicle
and
is
28
used
in
conjunction
with
a
red
light
positioned
on
the
driver
29
side
of
the
vehicle
.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
321.423,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
31
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
(4)
A
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
truck-mounted
snow
33
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
department
state
or
34
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
including
any
local
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authority,
if
the
blue
light
is
rear-facing
and
used
in
1
conjunction
with
amber
and
white
lighting
devices
or
reflectors
2
while
the
equipment
is
being
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
3
removal
on
the
public
streets
or
highways.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
321.423,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
5
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
(4)
On
a
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
truck-mounted
7
snow
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
department
state
or
8
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
including
any
local
9
authority,
if
the
white
light
is
rear-facing
and
used
in
10
conjunction
with
amber
and
blue
lighting
devices
or
reflectors
11
while
the
equipment
is
being
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
12
removal
on
the
public
streets
or
highways.
13
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.424
Authorized
emergency
vehicle
14
lights.
15
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary:
16
1.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
17
a
combination
of
interior
and
exterior
lights,
flashing
18
headlamps,
and
flashing
tail
lamps
as
provided
in
this
section
19
and
in
this
chapter.
20
2.
An
official
law
enforcement,
fire
department,
or
21
emergency
medical
services
vehicle
owned
by
the
state
or
a
22
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
670.1,
may
be
equipped
with
23
flashing
headlamps.
24
3.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
owned
by
the
state,
25
a
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
670.1,
or
a
private
26
emergency
medical
services
company
delivering
services
to
the
27
state,
a
municipality,
or
a
hospital
pursuant
to
a
written
28
contract,
or
a
privately
owned
vehicle
designated
as
an
29
authorized
emergency
vehicle
pursuant
to
section
321.451,
shall
30
be
equipped
with
a
combination
of
operational
red
and
blue
31
lights.
However,
a
towing
or
recovery
vehicle,
unless
owned
32
by
the
state
or
a
municipality,
shall
not
be
equipped
with
red
33
and
blue
lights.
34
4.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
equipped
with
an
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interior
or
exterior
light
bar
shall
position
front
and
rear
1
facing
red
lights
on
the
driver’s
side
of
the
vehicle
and
front
2
and
rear
facing
blue
lights
on
the
passenger’s
side
of
the
3
vehicle.
4
5.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
equipped
with
an
5
interior
or
exterior
light
bar
with
red
and
blue
flashing
6
lights
may
be
equipped
with
flashing
or
solid
white
lights
7
scattered
among
or
between
a
clear
or
colored
lens
that
8
displays
a
red
or
blue
flashing
light.
9
6.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
one
10
or
more
lights
capable
of
emitting
a
split
red
and
blue
steady
11
or
flashing
light,
which
may
be
mounted
on
or
in
the
vehicle.
12
7.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
one
13
or
more
lights
on
the
side
of
the
vehicle
capable
of
emitting
14
red
and
blue
light,
red
and
white
light,
or
blue
and
white
15
light.
16
8.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
one
17
or
more
lights
with
a
clear
or
colored
lens.
18
9.
An
official
law
enforcement,
fire,
rescue,
or
emergency
19
medical
services
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
lights
or
20
light
bars
containing
one
or
more
rear
zone
amber
lights
or
21
amber
directional
arrows,
which
shall
be
in
addition
to
any
22
other
required
lighting
equipment.
An
authorized
emergency
23
vehicle
shall
not
be
equipped
with
an
amber
light
positioned
24
on
the
front
or
side
of
the
vehicle.
However,
an
aerial
fire
25
apparatus
may
be
equipped
with
amber
flashing
lights
on
the
26
outriggers
of
the
apparatus.
27
10.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
28
one
or
more
steady,
oscillating,
or
flashing
white
lights,
29
flashing
headlamps,
or
flashing
reverse
lamps,
which
shall
be
30
in
addition
to
any
other
required
lighting
equipment.
A
light
31
bar
shall
not
be
equipped
or
used
to
display
flashing
white
32
lights
visible
from
the
rear
of
the
vehicle.
This
subsection
33
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
an
authorized
emergency
34
vehicle
owned
by
the
state
or
a
municipality,
as
defined
in
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section
670.1,
from
being
equipped
with
or
using
a
spotlight
or
1
exterior
light
bar
capable
of
displaying
a
steady
white
light
2
for
use
as
a
work
light,
alley
light,
search
light,
or
take
3
down
light.
4
11.
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
owned
by
a
state
or
a
5
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
670.1,
that
is
primarily
6
used
as
an
incident
command
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
one
7
or
more
steady
or
flashing
green
lights,
which
shall
be
in
8
addition
to
any
other
required
lighting
equipment.
A
steady
9
or
flashing
green
light
equipped
pursuant
to
this
subsection
10
shall
not
be
activated
unless
the
vehicle
is
being
used
as
11
a
stationary
incident
command
post
at
the
location
of
an
12
emergency
incident,
an
official
training
exercise,
or
for
13
maintenance
or
demonstration
purposes.
14
Sec.
7.
Section
321.433,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
321.433
Sirens,
whistles,
and
bells
prohibited.
17
1.
A
vehicle
shall
not
be
equipped
with
and
a
person
shall
18
not
use
upon
a
vehicle
any
siren,
whistle,
or
bell,
except
as
19
otherwise
permitted
in
this
section
.
It
is
permissible
but
not
20
required
that
any
commercial
vehicle
be
equipped
with
a
theft
21
alarm
signal
device
which
is
so
arranged
that
it
cannot
be
used
22
by
the
driver
as
an
ordinary
warning
signal.
Any
authorized
23
emergency
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
a
siren,
whistle,
or
24
bell
capable
of
emitting
sound
audible
under
normal
conditions
25
from
a
distance
of
not
less
than
five
hundred
feet,
but
the
26
siren,
whistle,
or
bell
shall
not
be
used
except
when
the
27
vehicle
is
operated
in
response
to
an
emergency
call
or
in
28
the
immediate
pursuit
of
an
actual
or
suspected
violator
of
29
the
law,
and
the
driver
of
the
vehicle
shall
sound
the
siren,
30
whistle,
or
bell
when
necessary
to
warn
pedestrians
and
other
31
drivers
of
the
approach
of
the
vehicle.
32
2.
A
towing
or
recovery
vehicle,
unless
owned
by
the
state
33
or
a
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
670.1,
shall
not
be
34
equipped
with
a
siren.
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