Report Title:

Emergency Vehicles

Description:

Designates vehicles of the division of conservation and resources enforcement as authorized emergency vehicles.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	768
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 291-31.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  No person shall knowingly operate, affix or cause to be affixed, display, or possess any lamp, reflector, or illumination device [which] that appears to be the color blue upon any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, bicycle, or moped except for:

     (1)  [county] County law enforcement vehicles authorized [and approved] by the chief of police of the county in which the vehicle is operated; [or]

     (2)  [department] Department of public safety law enforcement vehicles authorized [and approved] by the director of public safety[.]; or

(3) Department of land and natural resources, division of conservation and resource enforcement, vehicles authorized by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources as authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in section 291C-1.

This prohibition shall not apply to factory-installed instrument illumination."

     SECTION 2.  Section 291C-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" to read as follows:

     ""Authorized emergency vehicle" includes such fire department vehicles, police vehicles, ambulances, and ocean safety vehicles as are publicly owned, vehicles authorized pursuant to section 291-31.5, and [such] other publicly or privately owned vehicles [as are] designated by the city or county council."

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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