Sandbox for Courtesy Lights - Testing a state-by-state list for Vol FF Light Laws
edit- Alabama - At least one red light is required. [1]
- Alaska - Red and blue lights are permitted, and are required to be mounted as high as possible.
- Arizona - Only yellow and white warning lights are permitted.
- Arkansas - Red lights are permitted.
- California
- Colorado - Red and white lights are permitted. At least one light must be attached to the roof. [2]
- Connecticut - Blue lights and white flashing headlights are permitted.
- Delaware - Only white flashing headlights are permitted.
- Florida - A maximum of two red lights are permitted.
- Georgia - Red lights are permitted.
- Hawaii - Red lights are permitted, and additional yellow or white warning lights are allowed.
- Idaho
- Illinois - Blue lights and white flashing headlights are permitted.
- Indiana - A maximum of four blue lights are permitted. The lights must be placed on the roof, in the windshield, or level with the bumper.
- Iowa - Blue lights are permitted.
- Kansas - Red lights are permitted and must be mounted on the roof.
- Kentucky - Red lights are permitted.
- Louisiana - One red light is permitted and must be placed on the roof or dashboard.
- Maine - One red or red and white light is permitted in the windshield OR two red or red and white lights are permitted above the bumper and below the hood.[3]
- Maryland - Red and white lights are permitted. A maximum of five officers per department are permitted to have emergency lights.
- Massachusetts - Red lights are permitted.
- Michigan - Red lights are permitted and must be mounted on the roof.
- Minnesota - One non-flashing, 3-inch red light is permitted.
- Mississippi - Red lights are permitted.
- Missouri - A blue light is permitted.
- Montana - A red light is permitted and is required to be placed on the roof or the front of the vehicle.
- Nebraska - A red or red and blue light is permitted.
- Nevada - A red light is permitted.
- New Hampshire - Red lights are permitted. [4]
- New Jersey - Blue lights are permitted, but operators must obey traffic laws.
- New Mexico - Temporary red and amber lights are permitted.
- New York - A blue light is permitted and must be placed inside the vehicle or on the trunk/tailgate of the vehicle.
- North Carolina -
- North Dakota -
- Ohio - Red or red and white lights are permitted.
- Oklahoma - Red and white lights are permitted.
- Oregon - Amber or white lights are permitted in the front, and red and amber lights are permitted in the rear.
- Pennsylvania - Red, blue, clear, amber, white, and yellow lights are permitted, but all lights on a vehicle must be the same color.
- Rhode Island - Red and white lights are permitted.
- South Carolina - Red lights are permitted.
- South Dakota -
- Tennessee - Red and white lights are permitted.
- Texas - Two front and two rear red lights mounted evenly which flash in an alternating pattern OR a single, temporary, roof-mounted red light.
- Utah - Red lights are permitted.
- Vermont - Red or a combination of red and white lights are permitted. Company vehicles may also be equipped with emergency lights with written authorization by the employer. [5]
- Virginia - No more than two red or red and white lights are permitted.
- Washington - Green lights are permitted on the front of vehicles.
- West Virginia - Red lights are permitted.
- Wisconsin - Red and white lights are permitted.
- Wyoming - A red or amber light is permitted.
All cited at [6], will probably add state-specific statute citations later
- ^ "Code Of Alabama". alisondb.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ advance.lexis.com https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=3ad53c65-b15f-4eb9-9982-3e9daad5c8af&nodeid=ABRAAEAABAACAAX&nodepath=/ROOT/ABR/ABRAAE/ABRAAEAAB/ABRAAEAABAAC/ABRAAEAABAACAAX&level=5&haschildren=&populated=false&title=42-4-222.+Volunteer+firefighters+-+volunteer+ambulance+attendants+-+special+lights+and+alarm+systems&config=014FJAAyNGJkY2Y4Zi1mNjgyLTRkN2YtYmE4OS03NTYzNzYzOTg0OGEKAFBvZENhdGFsb2d592qv2Kywlf8caKqYROP5&pddocfullpath=/shared/document/statutes-legislation/urn:contentItem:61P5-X061-DYDC-J29G-00008-00&ecomp=L38_9kk&prid=3f64d448-ac2f-4ac8-b3e6-f329400458ff. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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(help) - ^ "Title 29-A, §2054: Emergency and auxiliary lights; sirens; privileges". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
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at position 19 (help) - ^ "Section 266:78-c Red Lights Restricted to Police, Fire, and Rescue Vehicles". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Vermont Laws". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Emergency Vehicle Light State by State Statutes Guide". www.extremetacticaldynamics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.