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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.324, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency
1 4 vehicle with any lamp or device displaying a red light or red
1 5 and blue lights, or an authorized emergency vehicle of a fire
1 6 department displaying a blue light, or when the driver is
1 7 giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell, the
1 8 driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right of way and
1 9 shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as
1 10 close as possible to, the right hand edge or curb of the
1 11 highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in
1 12 such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has
1 13 passed, except when otherwise directed by a police officer.
1 14 For the purposes of this section, "red light" or "blue light"
1 15 means a light or lighting device that, when illuminated, will
1 16 exhibit a solid flashing or strobing red or blue light.
1 17 Sec. 2. Section 321.423, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
1 18 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 19 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. An authorized emergency vehicle, other
1 20 than a vehicle described in paragraph "a" or "b", if the blue
1 21 light is positioned on the passenger side of the vehicle and
1 22 is used in conjunction with a red light positioned on the
1 23 driver side of the vehicle.
1 24 Sec. 3. Section 321.423, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
1 25 amended by adding the following new unnumbered paragraph:
1 26 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. A person shall not use only a
1 27 blue light on a vehicle unless the vehicle meets the
1 28 requirements of paragraph "a" or "b".
1 29 EXPLANATION
1 30 This bill allows a blue light to be used on an authorized
1 31 emergency vehicle, other than a fire department vehicle or a
1 32 vehicle owned by a member of a fire department and authorized
1 33 by the chief of the fire department, if the blue light is on
1 34 the passenger side of the vehicle and is used in conjunction
1 35 with a red light positioned on the driver side of the vehicle.
2 1 The bill prohibits a person from using only a blue light on a
2 2 vehicle unless the vehicle is a fire department vehicle or is
2 3 owned by a member of a fire department and authorized by the
2 4 chief of the fire department.
2 5 Currently, the use of any blue light on a vehicle is
2 6 reserved solely for fire department vehicles and vehicles
2 7 owned by fire department members and authorized by the chief
2 8 of the fire department. A violation of this provision is a
2 9 scheduled violation punishable by a scheduled fine of $20.
2 10 LSB 6522HV 78
2 11 nh/cls/14
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