MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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departments or rescue squads may be equipped with or
display red and/or white lights or signal devices.

(3)  Ambulances may be equipped with or display red
and/or white lights or signal devices.

(4)    Authorized service vehicles, rural letter
carrier vehicles, slow moving farm vehicles and tow
trucks may be equipped with or display yellow or amber
lights or signal devices.

(5)  [Said] THE blue, red, or white lights or signal
devices may only be flashed or oscillated or otherwise
used while en route to or at the scene of an emergency,
and [shall] THEIR USE DOES not relieve the authorized
emergency vehicle from otherwise giving an audible
warning as required elsewhere in this article.

(6)   [Such] THE yellow or amber lights or signal
devices permitted on vehicles set out in subsection (c)
(4) above shall only be flashed or oscillated or
otherwise used in the course of its official duties, to
indicate to the public that it is a slow moving vehicle
or is otherwise impeding traffic.

(7)  In addition to the penalties provided in §
17—101 (b) any person convicted of a violation of §
12—218 [shall] MAY have his driving privileges suspended
for a period of [ thirty (30) ] 30 days, and the
registration of [such] THE vehicle [shall] MAY be
suspended for a period of (thirty (30)] 30 days,
notwithstanding that the owner of [such] THE vehicle may
not be the operator at the time of the offense, unless
[said] THE owner proves to the satisfaction of the
[Department] ADMINISTRATION that he had no control over
the use or display of a light or signal device [that] AND
could not prevent the violation of this section.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved April 1, 1975.

CHAPTER 101
(House Bill 332)

AN ACT concerning