LD 274
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chief of police, a sheriff or a deputy sheriff; and a
vehicle operated by a qualified deputy sheriff or other
qualified individual performing court security-related
functions and services.

 
(2)__Emergency lights used on an ambulance, an
emergency medical service vehicle, a fire department
vehicle, a fire vehicle or a hazardous material
response vehicle may include one blue light mounted at
the rear of the vehicle so that the light is visible to
approaching traffic.

 
(3)__The taillight of a vehicle, or replica of a
vehicle, manufactured prior to 1952 and registered
under section 457, may contain a blue or purple insert
of not more than one inch in diameter.

 
Sec. C-9. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 78,
§2, is further amended to read:

 
F. Only vehicles listed in this paragraph, rural mail
vehicles as provided in paragraph C, subparagraph (5) and
school buses may be equipped with, display or use a red
auxiliary or emergency light.

 
(1) Emergency lights used on an ambulance, an
emergency medical service vehicle, a fire department
vehicle, a fire vehicle or a hazardous material
response vehicle must emit a red light or a combination
of red and white light and may be equipped with one
blue light mounted at the rear of the vehicle so that
the light is visible to approaching traffic.

 
(2) The municipal officers or a municipal official
designated by the municipal officers, with the approval
of the fire chief, may authorize an active member of a
municipal or volunteer fire department to use a
flashing red signal light not more than 5 inches in
diameter on a vehicle. The light may be displayed but
may be used only while the member is en route to or at
the scene of a fire or other emergency. The light must
be mounted as near as practicable above the
registration plate on the front of the vehicle or on
the dashboard. A light mounted on the dashboard must
be shielded so that the emitted light does not
interfere with the operator's vision.

 
(3) Members of an emergency medical service licensed by Maine
Emergency Medical Services may display and use on a vehicle a
flashing red signal light of the same


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