Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB3866 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2022

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) 
 
HOUSE BILL 3866 	By: Dollens 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing the 
use of emergency lights on certain firefighters ' 
privately owned vehicles; allowing f or use only 
during emergency response; r equiring the carrying of 
certain identification card; and providing an 
effective date. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     47 O.S. 2021, Section 1-103, is 
amended to read as fol lows: 
Section 1-103. Authorized emergency vehicles - Equipment. 
A.  When equipped as prescribed in subsection B of this se ction: 
1.  Vehicles of fire departments including privately owned 
vehicles driven by volunteer firefighters, provided the audible 
sirens and flashing lights equipped on such privately owned vehicles 
are used only while responding to, but n ot upon returning from, a 
fire or other emergency.  A volunteer firefighter displaying 
emergency lights on a privately owned motor vehicle shall carry in 
the vehicle an identification c ard showing the name of the owner of   
 
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the vehicle and the organization to which the fire fighter or 
volunteer firefighter belongs.  In addition, the said identification 
card shall bear the signature of the person authorizin g the 
emergency use of the light s; 
2.  Ambulances or vehicles specified pursuant to subs ection B of 
Section 1-2512 of Title 63 of the Ok lahoma Statutes of licensed 
ambulance service providers; 
3.  State vehicles of l aw enforcement agencies; 
4.  County vehicles of sheriffs and full -time commissioned 
deputies and vehicles designated by the sher iff for support of the 
sheriff’s office includin g privately owned vehicles driven by the 
sheriff and full-time, part-time and reserve commissioned deput ies; 
provided the audible sirens and flashing red lights equipped on such 
privately owned vehicles are u sed only in a law enforcement capacity 
and in the course of duty; 
5.  Municipal vehicles of police departments; 
6.  Vehicles owned and operated by the U nited States Marshals 
Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
7.  Vehicles of Oklahoma National Guard units designated by the 
Adjutant General for support to civil authorities; or 
8.  Vehicles owned and operated by any local organization for 
emergency management as defined by Section 683.3 of Title 63 of the 
Oklahoma Statutes,  
are authorized emergenc y vehicles.   
 
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B.  All vehicles prescribed in subs ection A of this section 
shall be equipped with sirens capable of giving audible signals as 
required by the provisions of Section 12-218 of this title and 
flashing red lights as authorized by the provisions of Section 12-
218 of this title. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 
 
58-2-10247 JBH 01/19/22