HSB 85

Under Code chapter 321, a “local authority” is any county, municipal, and other local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations under the constitution and laws of the state. The bill allows authorized emergency vehicles to be equipped with a variety of lighting devices, including flashing headlamps, flashing or solid white lights, split red and blue steady or flashing lights, and lights or light bars containing one or more rear zone amber lights or amber directional arrows. The bill requires authorized emergency vehicles to be equipped with a combination of operational red and blue lights, and if equipped with a light bar, requires the light bar to be positioned such that the front and rear facing red lights are on the driver’s side of the vehicle and the front and rear facing blue lights are on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. In addition, an incident command vehicle may be equipped with one or more steady or flashing green lights. However, a towing or recovery vehicle, unless owned by the state or a municipality, is prohibited from being equipped with red and blue lights and a siren.433 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $45.424 are also punishable by a scheduled fine of $45.