1. (a) A vehicle shall be rejected if:

   1. (1) The emergency lights are not the proper color for the type of vehicle, pursuant to (c) below;
   2. (2) The emergency lights are not located in the proper position and location, pursuant to (d) below;
   3. (3) The owner is not entitled to have the vehicle equipped with emergency lights; or
   4. (4) The vehicle is not authorized to be equipped with emergency lights pursuant to (b) below;

2. (b) The following vehicles may be equipped with emergency lights of the appropriate color, pursuant to (c) below:

   1. (1) Fire department vehicles;
   2. (2) Police cruisers;
   3. (3) Public or private ambulances;
   4. (4) Vehicles of volunteer firefighters;
   5. (5) Vehicles of volunteer ambulance drivers;
   6. (6) Non-transporting advanced life support paramedic-response units equipped with communications equipment and specialized medical equipment;
   7. (7) Law enforcement vehicles;
   8. (8) Private vehicles of law enforcement officers;
   9. (9) Forestry department vehicles;
   10. (10) Vehicles of the director of the office of emergency management;
   11. (11) Vehicles of the oil spill emergency response unit, the hazardous waste emergency response unit and the air toxics emergency response unit of the department of environmental services;
   12. (12) Vehicles of the emergency response unit of the department of health and human services, specifically approved to have red lights by the commissioner of health and human services;
   13. (13) Vehicles of hospital emergency personnel; and
   14. (14) Vehicles of the office of fire marshal.

3. (c) The approved color of emergency lights shall be as follows:

   1. (1) Red lights and white or clear colored strobe lights for:

      1. a. Fire departments;
      2. b. Volunteer members of fire departments;
      3. c. Forestry departments;
      4. d. Director of the office of emergency management;
      5. e. Public or private ambulances;
      6. f. Volunteer ambulances and non-transporting advanced life support paramedic response units equipped with communications equipment and specialized medical equipment;
      7. g. Vehicles of the oil spill emergency response unit, the hazardous waste emergency response unit and the air toxics emergency response unit of the department of environmental services;
      8. h. Vehicles of the emergency response unit of the department of health and human services, specifically approved to have red lights by the commissioner of health and human services;
      9. i. Vehicles of hospital emergency personnel; and
      10. j. Vehicles of the office of fire marshal; and

   2. (2) Blue lights, red lights, and white or clear colored strobe lights for:

      1. a. Law enforcement vehicles;
      2. b. Police cruisers; and
      3. c. Private vehicles of law enforcement officers, in accordance with the requirements of RSA 266:78.

4. (d) The approved position and location for emergency lights shall be as follows:

   1. (1) Emergency lights shall be mounted on the roofs of vehicles unless otherwise permitted below;
   2. (2) Single-face emergency lights shall be mounted on the front, rear or sides of vehicles;
   3. (3) When mounted on the front of vehicles, single face emergency lights shall be no less than 12 inches from the surface of the road;
   4. (4) Dash mounted emergency lights shall be prohibited if they obstruct or in any way impair the driver's vision;
   5. (5) Rear-facing emergency lights may be mounted on the rear window ledges of a vehicle if they do not obstruct the driver's view to the rear; and
   6. (6) Emergency lights combined with sirens to form a single unit may be mounted on the front bumpers or on the vehicle's roof.
5. (e) A mechanic shall request written authorization issued by the appropriate department or entity in order to verify that a person is currently permitted to have his/her vehicle equipped with emergency lights pursuant to this section.

Source. (See Revision Notes at Chapter Heading Saf-C 3200) #8915, eff 6-22-07; amd by #9184, eff 6-20-08; EXPIRED: 6-22-07 (except for (b)(12) and (c)(1)h.); ss by #10886, INTERIM, eff 7-16-15, EXPIRES: 1-12-16; ss by #11016, eff 1-6-16