1. (1) A publicly owned or privately owned ambulance vehicle may be designated as an emergency vehicle if the vehicle is licensed by the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services to provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance services under Title 53, Chapter 2d, Emergency Medical Services Act.

2. (2) An industrial ambulance vehicle can be designated as an emergency vehicle if:

   1. (a) the vehicle is in compliance with the emergency lights and siren requirements of Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code;
   2. (b) the vehicle is properly insured;
   3. (c) the vehicle is licensed; and

   4. (d) the company that owns the vehicle receives written authorization to operate the vehicle as an emergency vehicle from:

      1. (i) the sheriff of the county in which the company is located; and
      2. (ii) the chief of police of the city, if any, in which the company is located.

KEY: emergency vehicle

Date of Last Change: January 22, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 13, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 41-6a-310; 53-1-108(1)(c)