| 7 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 8 | 7 | | Torepealsections300.100and304.022,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenew |
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| 9 | 8 | | sectionsrelatingtolawenforcementpractices,withpenaltyprovisions. |
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| 10 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 11 | 10 | | SectionA.Sections300.100and304.022,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenewsections |
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| 12 | 11 | | 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections44.087,300.100,and304.022,toreadas |
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| 13 | 12 | | 3follows: |
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| 14 | 13 | | 44.087.1.Thechieflawenforcementexecutiveforanylawenforcementagency, |
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| 15 | 14 | | 2orsuchexecutive'sdesignee,mayrequestassistancefromalawenforcementagencyof |
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| 16 | 15 | | 3anotherjurisdiction,includingajurisdictionoutsidethestateofMissouributwithinthe |
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| 17 | 16 | | 4UnitedStates. |
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| 18 | 17 | | 5 2.Ifalawenforcementofficermakesanarrestorapprehensionoutsidesuch |
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| 19 | 18 | | 6officer'sjurisdiction,theoffendershallbedeliveredtothefirstavailablelaw |
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| 20 | 19 | | 7enforcementofficerwhoiscommissionedinthejurisdictioninwhichthearrestwas |
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| 21 | 20 | | 8made.Theofficermakingtheinitialarrestorapprehensionshallassistinthe |
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| 22 | 21 | | 9preparationofanyaffidavitsfiledwiththecomplaintorbasedonotherevidencethat |
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| 23 | 22 | | 10thereisprobablecausetobelievethatbothacrimehasbeencommittedandthe |
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| 24 | 23 | | 11defendanthascommittedsuchcrime. |
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| 25 | 24 | | 12 3.Forthepurposeofliability,workers'compensation,andanyother |
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| 26 | 25 | | 13employment-relatedmatter,lawenforcementofficersremainemployeesoftheir |
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| 27 | 26 | | 14respectivelawenforcementagencythroughoutanyrequestforassistance.Qualified |
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| 28 | 27 | | 15immunity,sovereignimmunity,officialimmunity,andthepublicdutyruleshallapplyto |
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| 29 | 28 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 29 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 16theprovisionsofthissectionasinterpretedbythefederalandstatecourtsofthe |
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| 31 | 30 | | 17respondingagency. |
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| 32 | 31 | | 18 4.Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtolimittheactionsoflaw |
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| 33 | 32 | | 19enforcementofficersoragenciesconductedinaccordancewithsection44.095or44.098, |
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| 34 | 33 | | 20oranyothermutualaidagreementmadeunderthischapter. |
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| 35 | 34 | | 21 5.Theprovisionsofchapter544areapplicabletoanylawenforcementofficers |
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| 36 | 35 | | 22fromjurisdictionslocatedoutsidethestateofMissouri,butwithintheUnitedStates, |
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| 37 | 36 | | 23whoareactingpursuanttoarequestmadeunderthissection. |
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| 38 | 37 | | 300.100.1.Thedriverofanauthorizedemergencyvehicle,whenrespondingtoan |
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| 39 | 38 | | 2emergencycallorwheninthepursuitofanactualorsuspectedviolatorofthelaworwhen |
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| 40 | 39 | | 3respondingtobutnotuponreturningfromafirealarm,mayexercisetheprivilegessetforthin |
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| 41 | 40 | | 4thissection,butsubjecttotheconditionshereinstated. |
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| 42 | 41 | | 5 2.Thedriverofanauthorizedemergencyvehiclemay: |
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| 43 | 42 | | 6 (1)Parkorstand,irrespectiveoftheprovisionsofthisordinance; |
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| 44 | 43 | | 7 (2)Proceedpastaredorstopsignalorstopsign,butonlyafterslowingdownasmay |
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| 45 | 44 | | 8benecessaryforsafeoperation; |
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| 46 | 45 | | 9 (3)Exceedthemaximumspeedlimitssolongashedoesnotendangerlifeor |
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| 47 | 46 | | 10property; |
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| 48 | 47 | | 11 (4)Disregardregulationsgoverningdirectionofmovementorturninginspecified |
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| 49 | 48 | | 12directions. |
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| 50 | 49 | | 13 3.Theexemptionshereingrantedtoanauthorizedemergencyvehicleshallapply |
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| 51 | 50 | | 14onlywhenthedriverofanysaidvehiclewhileinmotionsoundsaudiblesignalbysirenor |
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| 52 | 51 | | 15whilehavingatleastonelightedlampexhibitingaredlightvisibleundernormalatmospheric |
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| 53 | 52 | | 16conditionsfromadistanceoffivehundredfeettothefrontofsuchvehicleoraflashingblue |
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| 54 | 53 | | 17lightauthorizedbysection307.175, exceptthatanauthorizedemergencyvehicleoperated |
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| 55 | 54 | | 18asapolicevehicleisnotrequiredtouseanaudiblesignalordisplayavisualsignalwhen |
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| 56 | 55 | | 19thevehicleisbeingusedto: |
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| 57 | 56 | | 20 (1)Obtainevidenceofaspeedingviolation; |
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| 58 | 57 | | 21 (2)Respondtoasuspectedcrimeinprogresswhenuseofanaudibleorvisual |
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| 59 | 58 | | 22signal,orboth,couldreasonablyresultinthedestructionofevidenceorescapeofa |
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| 60 | 59 | | 23suspect;or |
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| 61 | 60 | | 24 (3)Conductsurveillanceofavehicleorthepassengersofavehiclewhoare |
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| 62 | 61 | | 25suspectedofinvolvementinacrime. |
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| 63 | 62 | | 26 4.Theforegoingprovisionsshallnotrelievethedriverofanauthorizedemergency |
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| 64 | 63 | | 27vehiclefromthedutytodrivewithdueregardforthesafetyofallpersons,norshallsuch |
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| 65 | 64 | | 28provisionsprotectthedriverfromtheconsequencesofhisrecklessdisregardforthesafetyof |
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| 66 | 65 | | 29others. |
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| 67 | 66 | | HB1707 2 304.022.1.Upontheimmediateapproachofanemergencyvehiclegivingaudible |
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| 68 | 67 | | 2signalbysirenorwhilehavingatleastonelightedlampexhibitingredlightvisibleunder |
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| 69 | 68 | | 3normalatmosphericconditionsfromadistanceoffivehundredfeettothefrontofsuch |
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| 70 | 69 | | 4vehicleoraflashingbluelightauthorizedbysection307.175,thedriverofeveryother |
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| 71 | 70 | | 5vehicleshallyieldtheright-of-wayandshallimmediatelydrivetoapositionparallelto,and |
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| 72 | 71 | | 6asfaraspossibletotherightof,thetraveledportionofthehighwayandthereuponstopand |
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| 73 | 72 | | 7remaininsuchpositionuntilsuchemergencyvehiclehaspassed,exceptwhenotherwise |
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| 74 | 73 | | 8directedbyapoliceortrafficofficer. |
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| 75 | 74 | | 9 2.Uponapproachingastationaryvehicledisplayinglightedredorredandbluelights, |
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| 76 | 75 | | 10orastationaryvehicledisplayinglightedamberoramberandwhitelights,thedriverofevery |
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| 77 | 76 | | 11motorvehicleshall: |
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| 78 | 77 | | 12 (1)Proceedwithcautionandyieldtheright-of-way,ifpossiblewithdueregardto |
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| 79 | 78 | | 13safetyandtrafficconditions,bymakingalanechangeintoalanenotadjacenttothatofthe |
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| 80 | 79 | | 14stationaryvehicle,ifonaroadwayhavingatleastfourlaneswithnotlessthantwolanes |
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| 81 | 80 | | 15proceedinginthesamedirectionastheapproachingvehicle;or |
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| 82 | 81 | | 16 (2)Proceedwithduecautionandreducethespeedofthevehicle,maintainingasafe |
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| 83 | 82 | | 17speedforroadconditions,ifchanginglaneswouldbeunsafeorimpossible. |
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| 84 | 83 | | 18 3.Themotormanofeverystreetcarshallimmediatelystopsuchcarclearofany |
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| 85 | 84 | | 19intersectionandkeepitinsuchpositionuntiltheemergencyvehiclehaspassed,exceptas |
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| 86 | 85 | | 20otherwisedirectedbyapoliceortrafficofficer. |
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| 87 | 86 | | 21 4.An"emergencyvehicle"isavehicleofanyofthefollowingtypes: |
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| 88 | 87 | | 22 (1)Avehicleoperatedbythestatehighwaypatrol,thestatewaterpatrol,theMissouri |
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| 89 | 88 | | 23capitolpolice,aconservationagent,orastateoracountyormunicipalparkranger,those |
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| 90 | 89 | | 24vehiclesoperatedbyenforcementpersonnelofthestatehighwaysandtransportation |
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| 91 | 90 | | 25commission,policeorfiredepartment,sheriff,constableordeputysheriff,federallaw |
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| 92 | 91 | | 26enforcementofficerauthorizedtocarryfirearmsandtomakearrestsforviolationsofthelaws |
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| 93 | 92 | | 27oftheUnitedStates,trafficofficer,coroner,medicalexaminer,orforensicinvestigatorofthe |
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| 94 | 93 | | 28countymedicalexaminer'soffice,orbyaprivatelyownedemergencyvehiclecompany; |
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| 95 | 94 | | 29 (2)Avehicleoperatedasanambulanceoroperatedcommerciallyforthepurposeof |
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| 96 | 95 | | 30transportingemergencymedicalsuppliesororgans; |
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| 97 | 96 | | 31 (3)Anyvehiclequalifyingasanemergencyvehiclepursuanttosection307.175; |
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| 98 | 97 | | 32 (4)Anywrecker,ortowtruckoravehicleownedandoperatedbyapublicutilityor |
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| 99 | 98 | | 33publicservicecorporationwhileperformingemergencyservice; |
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| 100 | 99 | | 34 (5)Anyvehicletransportingequipmentdesignedtoextricatehumanbeingsfromthe |
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| 101 | 100 | | 35wreckageofamotorvehicle; |
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| 102 | 101 | | 36 (6)Anyvehicledesignatedtoperformemergencyfunctionsforacivildefenseor |
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| 103 | 102 | | 37emergencymanagementagencyestablishedpursuanttotheprovisionsofchapter44; |
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| 104 | 103 | | HB1707 3 38 (7)Anyvehicleoperatedbyanauthorizedemployeeofthedepartmentofcorrections |
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| 105 | 104 | | 39who,aspartoftheemployee'sofficialduties,isrespondingtoariot,disturbance,hostage |
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| 106 | 105 | | 40incident,escapeorothercriticalsituationwherethereisthethreatofseriousphysicalinjury |
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| 107 | 106 | | 41ordeath,respondingtomutualaidcallfromanothercriminaljusticeagency,orin |
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| 108 | 107 | | 42accompanyinganambulancewhichistransportinganoffendertoamedicalfacility; |
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| 109 | 108 | | 43 (8)Anyvehicledesignatedtoperformhazardoussubstanceemergencyfunctions |
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| 110 | 109 | | 44establishedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections260.500to260.550; |
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| 111 | 110 | | 45 (9)Anyvehicleownedbythestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionand |
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| 112 | 111 | | 46operatedbyanauthorizedemployeeofthedepartmentoftransportationthatismarkedasa |
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| 113 | 112 | | 47departmentoftransportationemergencyresponseormotoristassistancevehicle;or |
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| 114 | 113 | | 48 (10)AnyvehicleownedandoperatedbythecivilsupportteamoftheMissouri |
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| 115 | 114 | | 49NationalGuardwhileinresponsetoorduringoperationsinvolvingchemical,biological,or |
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| 116 | 115 | | 50radioactivematerialsorinsupportofofficialrequestsfromthestateofMissouriinvolving |
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| 117 | 116 | | 51unknownsubstances,hazardousmaterials,orasmayberequestedbytheappropriatestate |
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| 118 | 117 | | 52agencyactingonbehalfofthegovernor. |
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| 119 | 118 | | 53 5.(1)Thedriverofanyvehiclereferredtoinsubsection4ofthissectionshallnot |
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| 120 | 119 | | 54soundthesirenthereonorhavethefrontredlightsorbluelightsonexceptwhensuchvehicle |
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| 121 | 120 | | 55isrespondingtoanemergencycallorwheninpursuitofanactualorsuspectedlawviolator, |
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| 122 | 121 | | 56orwhenrespondingto,butnotuponreturningfrom,afire. |
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| 123 | 122 | | 57 (2)Thedriverofanemergencyvehiclemay: |
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| 124 | 123 | | 58 (a)Parkorstandirrespectiveoftheprovisionsofsections304.014to304.025; |
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| 125 | 124 | | 59 (b)Proceedpastaredorstopsignalorstopsign,butonlyafterslowingdownasmay |
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| 126 | 125 | | 60benecessaryforsafeoperation; |
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| 127 | 126 | | 61 (c)Exceedtheprimafaciespeedlimitsolongasthedriverdoesnotendangerlifeor |
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| 128 | 127 | | 62property; |
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| 129 | 128 | | 63 (d)Disregardregulationsgoverningdirectionofmovementorturninginspecified |
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| 130 | 129 | | 64directions. |
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| 131 | 130 | | 65 (3)Theexemptionsgrantedtoanemergencyvehiclepursuanttosubdivision(2)of |
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| 132 | 131 | | 66thissubsectionshallapplyonlywhenthedriverofanysuchvehiclewhileinmotionsounds |
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| 133 | 132 | | 67audiblesignalbybell,siren,orexhaustwhistleasmaybereasonablynecessary,andwhenthe |
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| 134 | 133 | | 68vehicleisequippedwithatleastonelightedlampdisplayingaredlightorbluelightvisible |
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| 135 | 134 | | 69undernormalatmosphericconditionsfromadistanceoffivehundredfeettothefrontofsuch |
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| 136 | 135 | | 70vehicle, exceptthatanauthorizedemergencyvehicleoperatedasapolicevehicleisnot |
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| 137 | 136 | | 71requiredtouseanaudiblesignalordisplayavisualsignalwhenthevehicleisbeingused |
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| 138 | 137 | | 72to: |
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| 139 | 138 | | 73 (a)Obtainevidenceofaspeedingviolation; |
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| 140 | 139 | | HB1707 4 74 (b)Respondtoasuspectedcrimeinprogresswhenuseofanaudibleorvisual |
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| 141 | 140 | | 75signal,orboth,couldreasonablyresultinthedestructionofevidenceorescapeofa |
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| 142 | 141 | | 76suspect;or |
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| 143 | 142 | | 77 (c)Conductsurveillanceofavehicleorthepassengersofavehiclewhoare |
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| 144 | 143 | | 78suspectedofinvolvementinacrime. |
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| 145 | 144 | | 79 6.Nopersonshallpurchaseanemergencylightasdescribedinthissectionwithout |
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| 146 | 145 | | 80furnishingthesellerofsuchlightanaffidavitstatingthatthelightwillbeusedexclusivelyfor |
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| 147 | 146 | | 81emergencyvehiclepurposes. |
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| 148 | 147 | | 82 7.ViolationofthissectionshallbedeemedaclassAmisdemeanor. |
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| 150 | 149 | | HB1707 5 |
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