A. Park or stand, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter;

B. Proceed past a red signal, stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as necessary for safe operation;

C. Exceed the maximum speed limits as long as life or property is not endangered, except that capital security officers and employees of the Department of Corrections may not exercise this privilege;

D. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions; and

E. Proceed with caution past a stopped school bus that has red lights flashing only:

(1) After coming to a complete stop; and

(2) When signaled by the school bus operator to proceed.

Nothing in this subsection prohibits the operator of an authorized emergency vehicle from activating emergency lights for the limited purpose of warning motorists when entering or exiting structures designed to house the emergency vehicles.

Sec. 6. 29-A MRSA §2057-A is enacted to read:

§2057-A.__Preemptive traffic light devices prohibited

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Lighted traffic control device" means a traffic control device conforming to the requirements of section 2057, subsection 1.

B.__"Preemptive traffic light device" means a device capable of altering or interrupting the normal cycle of a lighted traffic control device or equipment associated with the functionality of a lighted traffic control device.

2.__Violation.__A person commits a Class E crime if that person possesses a preemptive traffic light device or operates or