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2006 SESSION

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SB 212 Motor vehicles; use of warning lights, etc. while operating in emergency situations.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Motor vehicle operating in emergency situations.  Allows vehicles authorized by § 46.2-1024 to be equipped with red or red and white warning lights (vehicles owned by members of fire departments, volunteer fire companies, or volunteer rescue squads; ambulance drivers employed by privately owned ambulance services; and police chaplains) to also be equipped with sirens, exhaust whistles, and air horns. The bill also allows these vehicles to ignore certain traffic laws in emergency situations, subject to the same limitations as police vehicles, ambulances, and fire apparatus.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068734728  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 068734728
• 01/10/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Transportation
• 01/26/06  Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation by voice vote