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An act relating to the use of lights and sirens on 2
emergency vehicles; amending s. 316.003, F.S.; 3
revising the definition of the term "authorized 4
emergency vehicles"; defining the term "organ 5
transport vehicle"; amending s. 316.072, F.S.; 6
authorizing the driver of an authorized emergency 7
vehicle to exercise certain privileges when 8
transporting organs or surgical teams for organ 9
donation or transplan t to certain locations; amending 10
s. 316.2397, F.S.; authorizing authorized emergency 11
vehicles to operate emergency lights and sirens in an 12
emergency; authorizing organ transport vehicles to 13
show or display red lights; amending s. 316.2398, 14
F.S.; authorizing an organ transport vehicle to 15
display or use red warning signals under certain 16
circumstances; amending s. 316.271, F.S., conforming 17
provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 18
316.306 and 655.960, F.S.; conforming cross -19
references; providing an e ffective date. 20
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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Section 1. Subsections (54) through (111) of section 24
316.003, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (55) 25
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through (112), respectively, subsection (1) and present 26
subsection (64) are amended, and a new subsection (54) is added 27
to that section, to read: 28
316.003 Definitions. —The following words and phrases, when 29
used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively 30
ascribed to them in this section, except where t he context 31
otherwise requires: 32
(1) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES. —Vehicles of the fire 33
department, (fire patrol), police vehicles, emergency management 34
vehicles, organ transport vehicles, and such ambulances and 35
emergency vehicles of municipal and county departments, 36
volunteer ambulance services, public service corporations 37
operated by private corporations, the Fish and Wildlife 38
Conservation Commission, the Department of Environmental 39
Protection, the Department of Health, the Department of 40
Transportation, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 41
Services, and the Department of Corrections as are designated or 42
authorized by their respective departments or the chief of 43
police of an incorporated city or any sheriff of any of the 44
various counties. 45
(54) ORGAN TRANSPORT VEHICLE. —Any dedicated and marked 46
vehicle operated by an organ procurement organization, 47
transplant center, or its contracted service provider to 48
transport organs or surgical teams for organ recovery and 49
transplant. An operator of such vehicle must have completed a 50
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16-hour emergency vehicle operator course. 51
(65)(64) PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY. —Except as otherwise 52
provided in paragraph (90)(b) (89)(b), any privately owned way 53
or place used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having 54
express or implied permission from the owner, but not by other 55
persons. 56
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 57
316.072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 58
316.072 Obedience to and effect of traffic laws. — 59
(5) AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHIC LES.— 60
(a)1. The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when 61
responding to an emergency call, when transporting organs or 62
surgical teams for organ donation or transplant while en route 63
to a hospital, an airport, or other designated location, when in 64
the pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, or 65
when responding to a fire alarm, but not upon returning from a 66
fire; 67
2. A medical staff physician or technician of a medical 68
facility licensed by the state or of a volunteer ambulance 69
service when responding to an emergency in the line of duty in 70
his or her privately owned vehicle, using red lights as 71
authorized in s. 316.2398; or 72
3. The driver of an authorized law enforcement vehicle, 73
when conducting a nonemergency escort, to warn the public of an 74
approaching motorcade; 75
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may exercise the privileges set forth in this section, but 77
subject to the conditions herein stated. 78
Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 316.2397, Florida 79
Statutes, is amended to read: 80
316.2397 Certain lights prohibited; exceptions.— 81
(3)(a) Vehicles of the fire department and fire patrol, 82
including vehicles of volunteer firefighters as permitted under 83
s. 316.2398, may show or display red or red and white lights. 84
(b) Vehicles of medical staff physicians or technicians of 85
medical facilities licensed by the state or of volunteer 86
ambulance services as authorized under s. 316.2398, ambulances 87
as authorized under this chapter, and buses and taxicabs as 88
authorized under s. 316.2399 may show or display red lights. 89
(c) Authorized emergency vehicles of the fire department, 90
fire patrol, police vehicles, and such ambulances and emergency 91
vehicles of municipal and county departments, volunteer 92
ambulance services, public service corporations operated by 93
private corporations, the Fi sh and Wildlife Conservation 94
Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection, the 95
Department of Transportation, the Department of Agriculture and 96
Consumer Services, and the Department of Corrections as are 97
designated or authorized by their respectiv e department or the 98
chief of police of an incorporated city or any sheriff of any 99
county may operate emergency lights and sirens in an emergency. 100
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(d) Organ transport vehicles may show or display red 101
lights. 102
(e) Wreckers, mosquito control fog and spray vehicles, and 103
emergency vehicles of governmental departments or public service 104
corporations may show or display amber lights when in actual 105
operation or when a hazard exists provided they are not used 106
going to and from the scene of operation or hazard with out 107
specific authorization of a law enforcement officer or law 108
enforcement agency. 109
(f) Wreckers must use amber rotating or flashing lights 110
while performing recoveries and loading on the roadside day or 111
night, and may use such lights while towing a vehicl e on wheel 112
lifts, slings, or under reach if the operator of the wrecker 113
deems such lights necessary. A flatbed, car carrier, or rollback 114
may not use amber rotating or flashing lights when hauling a 115
vehicle on the bed unless it creates a hazard to other mot orists 116
because of protruding objects. Further, escort vehicles may show 117
or display amber lights when in the actual process of escorting 118
overdimensioned equipment, material, or buildings as authorized 119
by law. 120
(g) Vehicles owned or leased by private securi ty agencies 121
may show or display green and amber lights, with either color 122
being no greater than 50 percent of the lights displayed, while 123
the security personnel are engaged in security duties on private 124
or public property. 125
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Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 316.2398, Florida 126
Statutes, is amended to read: 127
316.2398 Display or use of red or red and white warning 128
signals; motor vehicles of volunteer firefighters or medical 129
staff.— 130
(1) A privately owned vehicle belonging to an active 131
firefighter member of a regularly organized volunteer 132
firefighting company or association, while en route to the fire 133
station for the purpose of proceeding to the scene of a fire or 134
other emergency or while en route to the scene of a fire or 135
other emergency in the line of d uty as an active firefighter 136
member of a regularly organized firefighting company or 137
association, may display or use red or red and white warning 138
signals. A privately owned vehicle belonging to a medical staff 139
physician or technician of a medical facility licensed by the 140
state or of a volunteer ambulance service, while responding to 141
an emergency in the line of duty, may display or use red warning 142
signals. An organ transport vehicle, while transporting organs 143
or surgical teams for organ donation or transplan t while en 144
route to a hospital, an airport, or other designated location, 145
may display or use red warning signals. Warning signals must be 146
visible from the front and from the rear of such vehicle, 147
subject to the following restrictions and conditions: 148
(a) No more than two red or red and white warning signals 149
may be displayed. 150
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(b) No inscription of any kind may appear across the face 151
of the lens of the red or red and white warning signal. 152
(c) In order for an active volunteer firefighter to 153
display such red or red and white warning signals on his or her 154
vehicle, the volunteer firefighter must first secure a written 155
permit from the chief executive officers of the firefighting 156
organization to use the red or red and white warning signals, 157
and this permit must be carried by the volunteer firefighter at 158
all times while the red or red and white warning signals are 159
displayed. 160
(d) An emergency medical technician, doctor, or paramedic 161
who is using his or her personal vehicle with a red light to 162
respond to an emergency call must have completed a 16 -hour 163
emergency vehicle operator course. 164
Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 316.271, Florida 165
Statutes, is amended to read: 166
316.271 Horns and warning devices. — 167
(4) No vehicle shall be equipped with, nor shall any 168
person use upon a vehicle, any siren, whistle, or bell, except 169
as otherwise permitted in this section or s. 316.2397. 170
Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 171
316.306, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 172
316.306 School and work zones; prohibition on the use of a 173
wireless communications device in a handheld manner. — 174
(3)(a)1. A person may not operate a motor vehicle while 175
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using a wireless communications device in a handheld manner in a 176
designated school crossing, school zone, or work zo ne area as 177
defined in s. 316.003(112) s. 316.003(111). This subparagraph 178
shall only be applicable to work zone areas if construction 179
personnel are present or are operating equipment on the road or 180
immediately adjacent to the work zone area. For the purpose s of 181
this paragraph, a motor vehicle that is stationary is not being 182
operated and is not subject to the prohibition in this 183
paragraph. 184
2. Effective January 1, 2020, a law enforcement officer 185
may stop motor vehicles and issue citations to persons who are 186
driving while using a wireless communications device in a 187
handheld manner in violation of subparagraph 1. 188
Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 655.960, Florida 189
Statutes, is amended to read: 190
655.960 Definitions; ss. 655.960 -655.965.—As used in this 191
section and ss. 655.961 -655.965, unless the context otherwise 192
requires: 193
(1) "Access area" means any paved walkway or sidewalk 194
which is within 50 feet of any automated teller machine. The 195
term does not include any street or highway open to the use of 196
the public, as defined in s. 316.003(90)(a) or (b) s. 197
316.003(89)(a) or (b) , including any adjacent sidewalk, as 198
defined in s. 316.003. 199
Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 200