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;(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: b. Volunteer members of fire 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; andj. 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;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.