The bill amends sections 39-10-03.1 and 39-21-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, focusing on the regulations for class B authorized emergency vehicles and the restrictions on lamps used on motor vehicles. Notably, it introduces a provision allowing class B authorized emergency vehicles to display a flashing blue light when stopped on a highway, while prohibiting the use of this light when transporting another vehicle or traveling on a highway. The bill also clarifies the conditions under which these vehicles can utilize exemptions related to parking, speed limits, and traffic regulations.

Additionally, the bill modifies the restrictions on lamps by specifying that any lighted lamp on a motor vehicle, except for certain types, must not project a beam of light exceeding three hundred candlepower beyond seventy-five feet from the vehicle. It also emphasizes that no vehicle may display a red or green light visible from the front unless expressly authorized, and it expands the list of vehicles permitted to use flashing lights to include funeral home vehicles for escorting processions, alongside emergency vehicles, school buses, and snow-removal equipment.

Statutes affected:
INTRODUCED: 39-21-26
Prepared by the Legislative Council staff for Senator Klein: 39-10-03.1, 39-21-26
Enrollment: 39-10-03.1, 39-21-26