Bill Text: IN HB1212 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Blue lights on vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor [HB1212 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1212-Introduced.html
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Bill Title: Blue lights on vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor [HB1212 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1212-Introduced.html
Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1212
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-19-14; IC 9-21-13-1.
Synopsis: Blue lights on vehicles. Provides that, in order for the
vehicles in a funeral procession to have the right-of-way at an
intersection, the vehicle heading the funeral procession must display a
flashing red light. (Current law allows the vehicle to display alternately
flashing red and blue lights.) Provides that a person who displays a red
and blue lamp upon a vehicle or fails to remove a red and blue lamp
from a vehicle under certain circumstances commits a Class C
misdemeanor.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
Kirchhofer
January 9, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1212
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-19-14-5.5; (12)IN1212.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-19-14-5.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Except for a
vehicle utilized in a funeral procession, A vehicle that is not described
by sections 2 or 5 of this chapter may not display a red and white lamp
or a red and blue lamp.
(b) A person who:
(1) purchases or otherwise acquires a vehicle with equipment described by sections 2 or 5 of this chapter; and
(2) is not authorized to display a red and white or red and blue lamp upon the vehicle;
shall immediately remove the red and white or red and blue lamp from the vehicle.
(b) A person who:
(1) purchases or otherwise acquires a vehicle with equipment described by sections 2 or 5 of this chapter; and
(2) is not authorized to display a red and white or red and blue lamp upon the vehicle;
shall immediately remove the red and white or red and blue lamp from the vehicle.
SOURCE: IC 9-19-14-6; (12)IN1212.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-19-14-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 6. (a) This section does
not apply to a person who owns or operates a vehicle or combination
of vehicles that:
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(c) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if the person knowingly or intentionally violates section 5.5 of this chapter in either of the following ways:
(1) The person displays a red and blue lamp on the person's vehicle when displaying the red and blue lamp on the person's vehicle is not authorized by section 2 or 5 of this chapter.
(2) The person, having purchased or otherwise acquired a vehicle equipped with a red and blue lamp, but not being authorized to display a red and blue lamp upon the person's vehicle, fails to immediately remove the red and blue lamp from the vehicle.
(1) contains parts and accessories; and
(2) is equipped;
as required under regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(c) A person commits a Class C misdemeanor if the person knowingly or intentionally violates section 5.5 of this chapter in either of the following ways:
(1) The person displays a red and blue lamp on the person's vehicle when displaying the red and blue lamp on the person's vehicle is not authorized by section 2 or 5 of this chapter.
(2) The person, having purchased or otherwise acquired a vehicle equipped with a red and blue lamp, but not being authorized to display a red and blue lamp upon the person's vehicle, fails to immediately remove the red and blue lamp from the vehicle.
SOURCE: IC 9-21-13-1; (12)IN1212.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 9-21-13-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 1. (a) A vehicle with
lighted headlights in a funeral procession has the right-of-way at an
intersection and may proceed through the intersection if the procession
is headed by a lead or funeral escort vehicle displaying alternately a
flashing red and blue lights, light except if either of the following
conditions exist:
(1) When the right-of-way is required by an authorized emergency vehicle giving an audible signal.
(2) When the vehicles in procession are directed otherwise by a police officer.
(b) Before assuming the right-of-way, a person who drives a vehicle in the funeral procession must exercise due caution with regard to crossing traffic.
(1) When the right-of-way is required by an authorized emergency vehicle giving an audible signal.
(2) When the vehicles in procession are directed otherwise by a police officer.
(b) Before assuming the right-of-way, a person who drives a vehicle in the funeral procession must exercise due caution with regard to crossing traffic.
