CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 909Introduced by Senator Dodd(Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)February 03, 2020 An act to amend Section 27002, relating to emergency vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 909, as introduced, Dodd. Emergency vehicles.Existing law prohibits any vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, from being equipped with a siren. Existing law requires an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a siren that meets requirements set forth by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.Existing regulations of the California Highway Patrol define a hi-lo to be a nonsiren sound alternating between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency and require the hi-lo function to be disabled on any siren manufactured after January 1, 1978.This bill would authorize an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a hi-lo audible warning sound and would authorize the hi-lo to be used solely for the purpose of notifying the public of an immediate need to evacuate.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 27002 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 909Introduced by Senator Dodd(Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)February 03, 2020 An act to amend Section 27002, relating to emergency vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 909, as introduced, Dodd. Emergency vehicles.Existing law prohibits any vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, from being equipped with a siren. Existing law requires an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a siren that meets requirements set forth by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.Existing regulations of the California Highway Patrol define a hi-lo to be a nonsiren sound alternating between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency and require the hi-lo function to be disabled on any siren manufactured after January 1, 1978.This bill would authorize an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a hi-lo audible warning sound and would authorize the hi-lo to be used solely for the purpose of notifying the public of an immediate need to evacuate.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 909
Introduced by Senator Dodd(Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)February 03, 2020
Introduced by Senator Dodd(Coauthor: Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry)
February 03, 2020
An act to amend Section 27002, relating to emergency vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 909, as introduced, Dodd. Emergency vehicles.
Existing law prohibits any vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, from being equipped with a siren. Existing law requires an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a siren that meets requirements set forth by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.Existing regulations of the California Highway Patrol define a hi-lo to be a nonsiren sound alternating between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency and require the hi-lo function to be disabled on any siren manufactured after January 1, 1978.This bill would authorize an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a hi-lo audible warning sound and would authorize the hi-lo to be used solely for the purpose of notifying the public of an immediate need to evacuate.
Existing law prohibits any vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, from being equipped with a siren. Existing law requires an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a siren that meets requirements set forth by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Existing regulations of the California Highway Patrol define a hi-lo to be a nonsiren sound alternating between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency and require the hi-lo function to be disabled on any siren manufactured after January 1, 1978.
This bill would authorize an emergency vehicle to be equipped with a hi-lo audible warning sound and would authorize the hi-lo to be used solely for the purpose of notifying the public of an immediate need to evacuate.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 27002 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 27002 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
SECTION 1. Section 27002 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.
27002. (a) No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.
(b) An emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound that may only be used for the purposes of notifying the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency.
(c) As used in this section, a Hi-Lo is an audible warning sound that alternates between a fixed high and a fixed low frequency. A Hi-Lo is not a siren.