N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 3215.02

Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Saf-C 3215.02 - Emergency Lights
(a) A vehicle shall be rejected if:
(1) The emergency lights are not the proper color for the type of vehicle, pursuant to (c) below;
(2) The emergency lights are not located in the proper position and location, pursuant to (d) below;
(3) The owner is not entitled to have the vehicle equipped with emergency lights; or
(4) The vehicle is not authorized to be equipped with emergency lights pursuant to (b) below;
(b) The following vehicles may be equipped with emergency lights of the appropriate color, pursuant to (c) below:
(1) Fire department vehicles;
(2) Police cruisers;
(3) Public or private ambulances;
(4) Vehicles of volunteer firefighters;
(5) Vehicles of volunteer ambulance drivers;
(6) Non-transporting advanced life support paramedic-response units equipped with communications equipment and specialized medical equipment;
(7) Law enforcement vehicles;
(8) Private vehicles of law enforcement officers;
(9) Forestry department vehicles;
(10) Vehicles of the director of the office of emergency management;
(11) Vehicles of the oil spill emergency response unit, the hazardous waste emergency response unit and the air toxics emergency response unit of the department of environmental services;
(12) Vehicles of the emergency response unit of the department of health and human services, specifically approved to have red lights by the commissioner of health and human services;
(13) Vehicles of hospital emergency personnel; and
(14) Vehicles of the office of fire marshal.
(c) The approved color of emergency lights shall be as follows:
(1) Red lights and white or clear colored strobe lights for:
a. Fire departments;
b. Volunteer members of fire departments;
c. Forestry departments;
d. Director of the office of emergency management;
e. Public or private ambulances;
f. Volunteer ambulances and non-transporting advanced life support paramedic response units equipped with communications equipment and specialized medical equipment;
g. Vehicles of the oil spill emergency response unit, the hazardous waste emergency response unit and the air toxics emergency response unit of the department of environmental services;
h. Vehicles of the emergency response unit of the department of health and human services, specifically approved to have red lights by the commissioner of health and human services;
i. Vehicles of hospital emergency personnel; and
j. Vehicles of the office of fire marshal; and
(2) Blue lights, red lights, and white or clear colored strobe lights for:
a. Law enforcement vehicles;
b. Police cruisers; and
c. Private vehicles of law enforcement officers, in accordance with the requirements of RSA 266:78.
(d) The approved position and location for emergency lights shall be as follows:
(1) Emergency lights shall be mounted on the roofs of vehicles unless otherwise permitted below;
(2) Single-face emergency lights shall be mounted on the front, rear or sides of vehicles;
(3) When mounted on the front of vehicles, single face emergency lights shall be no less than 12 inches from the surface of the road;
(4) Dash mounted emergency lights shall be prohibited if they obstruct or in any way impair the driver's vision;
(5) Rear-facing emergency lights may be mounted on the rear window ledges of a vehicle if they do not obstruct the driver's view to the rear; and
(6) Emergency lights combined with sirens to form a single unit may be mounted on the front bumpers or on the vehicle's roof.
(e) A mechanic shall request written authorization issued by the appropriate department or entity in order to verify that a person is currently permitted to have his/her vehicle equipped with emergency lights pursuant to this section.

N.H. Admin. Code § Saf-C 3215.02

(See Revision Notes at chapter heading Saf-C 3200) #8915, eff 6-22-07; amd by #9184, eff 6-20-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11016, Effective 1/6/2016, Expires 1/6/2026.