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HOUSE
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938
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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
police,
fire
department,
and
other
emergency
1
vehicles.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.231,
subsection
3,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
The
driver
of
an
official
a
fire
department
vehicle,
police
3
vehicle,
rescue
vehicle,
ambulance,
emergency
medical
services
4
vehicle,
or
emergency
management
vehicle,
or
a
peace
officer
5
riding
a
police
bicycle
in
the
line
of
duty,
may
do
any
of
the
6
following:
7
Sec.
2.
Section
321.231,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
Code
8
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
a.
The
exemptions
granted
to
the
driver
of
an
authorized
10
emergency
vehicle
under
subsection
2
and
to
the
driver
of
an
11
official
a
fire
department
vehicle,
police
vehicle,
rescue
12
vehicle,
ambulance,
emergency
medical
services
vehicle,
or
13
emergency
management
vehicle
as
provided
in
subsection
3
shall
14
apply
only
when
such
vehicle
is
making
use
of
an
audible
15
warning
device
meeting
the
requirements
of
section
321.433
or
a
16
visual
signaling
device
authorized
under
this
chapter
.
17
Sec.
3.
Section
321.424,
subsections
2,
9,
and
12,
Code
18
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
2.
An
official
A
law
enforcement,
fire
department,
20
emergency
medical
services,
or
emergency
management
vehicle
21
owned
by
the
state
or
a
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
22
670.1
,
may
be
equipped
with
flashing
headlamps.
23
9.
An
official
A
law
enforcement,
fire
department
,
rescue,
24
emergency
medical
services,
or
emergency
management
vehicle
25
may
be
equipped
with
lights
or
light
bars
containing
one
or
26
more
rear
zone
amber
lights
or
amber
directional
arrows,
which
27
shall
be
in
addition
to
any
other
required
lighting
equipment.
28
An
authorized
emergency
vehicle
shall
not
be
equipped
with
an
29
amber
light
positioned
on
the
front
or
side
of
the
vehicle.
30
However,
an
aerial
fire
apparatus
may
be
equipped
with
amber
31
flashing
lights
on
the
outriggers
of
the
apparatus.
32
12.
An
official
A
fire
department
vehicle
or
emergency
33
medical
services
vehicle
purchased,
delivered,
or
refurbished
34
on
or
after
July
1,
2021,
shall
be
equipped
with
a
master
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warning
switch
to
activate
all
emergency
lights
on
the
vehicle,
1
in
addition
to
one
or
more
switches
to
separately
activate
or
2
isolate
the
front,
side,
and
rear
warning
lights.
3
Sec.
4.
Section
321.433,
subsection
5,
Code
2025,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
5.
An
official
A
fire
department
vehicle,
emergency
medical
6
services
program
vehicle,
or
law
enforcement
vehicle
owned
by
7
the
state,
a
municipality,
as
defined
in
section
670.1
,
or
a
8
corporation
providing
emergency
medical
services,
that
was
9
purchased,
delivered,
or
refurbished
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
10
excluding
an
all-terrain
vehicle
or
a
special
service
vehicle,
11
shall
be
equipped
with
an
electric
or
electronic
siren
capable
12
of
emitting
at
least
two
distinct
siren
tones,
and
one
or
more
13
compatible
siren
speakers.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
amends
provisions
in
Code
chapter
321
(motor
18
vehicles
and
law
of
the
road)
by
striking
the
word
“official”
19
when
it
precedes
lists
of
authorized
emergency
vehicles
and
20
other
similar
vehicles.
The
bill
does
not
amend
the
rights
and
21
responsibilities
of
a
person
who
operates
such
a
vehicle.
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