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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 2 : Emergency Vehicles

15-202 : Operation of authorized emergency vehicles.

  1. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, or when in the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, subject to the conditions herein stated.
  2. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:


    1. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this title;
    2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation;
    3. Exceed the maximum speed limit so long as life or property is not thereby endangered; and
    4. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions.
  3. The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of audible and visual signals meeting the requirements of the applicable laws of this state, except that an authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle may be equipped with or display a red light only in combination with a blue light visible from in front of the vehicle.