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HB506
G3BJI6C-2
By Representative Lovvorn
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 01-Apr-25
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First Read: 01-Apr-25
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to authorized emergency vehicles; to provide
for the designation of an off-road vehicle as an authorized
emergency vehicle; to provide requirements for such
designation; to provide requirements for the use of such
vehicle; and to provide for a limitation of liability for such
designation and use of such vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For purposes of Title 32, Code of
Alabama 1975, the chief administrator of any state, county, or
municipal law enforcement agency, fire department, volunteer
fire department, fire district, or rescue squad may designate
any publicly owned off-road vehicle, as defined under Section
32-8-2, Code of Alabama 1975, as an authorized emergency
vehicle, if the authorized emergency vehicle is within the
jurisdiction of the designating agency and the vehicle meets
all of the following requirements:
(1) The vehicle is equipped with headlights and brake
lights.
(2) The vehicle is equipped with shoulder harness
seatbelts for each passenger.
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seatbelts for each passenger.
(3) The vehicle is marked with the state, county, or
municipal agency name.
(4) The vehicle is equipped with emergency lighting as
provided in Section 32-5A-115(c), Code of Alabama 1975.
(5) The back of the vehicle is marked with reflective,
highly visible chevrons designed to reflect headlights and
alert other drivers to its presence.
(b) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an
authorized emergency vehicle pursuant to this section may be
operated within the applicable jurisdiction on the streets and
highways of the state for official purposes only, including
emergency call responses and training operations. Such
vehicles may only be operated by authorized personnel of the
applicable state or local agency who have the requisite
training requirements as determined by the head of the agency.
(c) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an
authorized emergency vehicle shall be covered under the
applicable agency's insurance policy.
(d) An off-road vehicle that is designated as an
authorized emergency vehicle is exempt from all other
licensing, equipment, and other requirements provided by law
for the operation of vehicles upon the streets and highways of
this state.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2025.
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2025.
House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on Public Safety and
Homeland Security
................01-Apr-25
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
1 amendment
................09-Apr-25
Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 101
Nays 0
Abstains 0
................15-Apr-25
John Treadwell
Clerk
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