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AZ SB1196

Bill

Status

Passed

4/23/2024

Primary Sponsor

Anthony Kern

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-947 regarding special restrictions on vehicle lamps and lighting devices.

  • Allows law enforcement officers to use red or red and blue lights visible from the front of a vehicle while employed in an off-duty capacity for an entity other than their law enforcement agency, or as otherwise authorized by statute.

  • Maintains existing prohibitions on red or red and blue front-facing lights for non-emergency vehicles, with exceptions for authorized emergency vehicles and historic vehicles with parade or display purposes.

  • Preserves regulations on flashing lights, including allowances for authorized emergency vehicles, school buses, snow removal equipment, disabled vehicle warnings, and turn signals.

  • Approved by the Governor on April 23, 2024.

Legislative Description

Vehicle lighting; law enforcement; exceptions

Report

Last Action

Chapter 173

4/23/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/28/2024
Military Affairs and Public Safety2/22/2024
Rules1/29/2024
Judiciary1/29/2024

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