Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 124
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-19-14.
Synopsis: Firefighting apparatus lights. Allows a firefighting
apparatus owned or operated by a political subdivision or volunteer fire
department to be equipped with signal lamps that are capable of
displaying flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red and blue
lights. (Current law allows a firefighting apparatus to display red or red
and white lights.)
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Young M, Tomes
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Homeland Security and
Transportation.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 124
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 9-19-14-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
2 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Except as provided
3 in section sections 5 and 5.1 of this chapter, an authorized emergency
4 vehicle must, in addition to other equipment required by this article, be
5 equipped with signal lamps that are capable of displaying flashing,
6 rotating, or oscillating beams of red or red and white light. The lights
7 must be visible to oncoming traffic one hundred eighty (180) degrees
8 around the front of the vehicle.
9 SECTION 2. IC 9-19-14-5.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.1. A firefighting apparatus owned or operated by
12 a political subdivision or volunteer fire department (as defined in
13 IC 36-8-12-2) may be equipped with signal lamps that are capable
14 of displaying flashing, rotating, or oscillating beams of red and
15 blue lights. The lights must be visible to oncoming traffic one
16 hundred eighty (180) degrees around the front of the vehicle.
17 SECTION 3. IC 9-19-14-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.188-2015,
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1 SECTION 60, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Except for a:
3 (1) vehicle utilized in a funeral procession; or
4 (2) funeral escort vehicle bearing markings as described in
5 IC 9-21-13-0.7;
6 a vehicle that is not described by sections 2, or 5, or 5.1 of this chapter
7 may not display a red and white lamp or a red and blue lamp.
8 (b) A person who:
9 (1) possesses a vehicle with equipment described by sections 2,
10 or 5, or 5.1 of this chapter; and
11 (2) is not authorized to display a red and white or red and blue
12 lamp upon the vehicle;
13 shall immediately remove the red and white or red and blue lamp from
14 the vehicle.
15 (c) A funeral escort vehicle, other than an authorized emergency
16 vehicle used in a funeral procession or as a funeral escort vehicle, may
17 display only red and white, red, or amber lights.
18 (d) Except as provided in subsection (e), a person who fails to
19 comply with subsection (b) or (c) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
20 (e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a person who owns or operates
21 a vehicle or combination of vehicles that:
22 (1) contains parts and accessories; and
23 (2) is equipped;
24 as required under regulations of the United States Department of
25 Transportation.
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