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Sandbox for Courtesy Lights - Testing a state-by-state list for Vol FF Light Laws

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  • Alabama - At least one red light is required. [1]
  • Alaska - Red and blue lights are permitted, and are required to be mounted as high as possible.
  • Arizona - Only yellow and white warning lights are permitted.
  • Arkansas - Red lights are permitted.
  • California
  • Colorado - Red and white lights are permitted. At least one light must be attached to the roof. [2]
  • Connecticut - Blue lights and white flashing headlights are permitted.
  • Delaware - Only white flashing headlights are permitted.
  • Florida - A maximum of two red lights are permitted.
  • Georgia - Red lights are permitted.
  • Hawaii - Red lights are permitted, and additional yellow or white warning lights are allowed.
  • Idaho
  • Illinois - Blue lights and white flashing headlights are permitted.
  • Indiana - A maximum of four blue lights are permitted. The lights must be placed on the roof, in the windshield, or level with the bumper.
  • Iowa - Blue lights are permitted.
  • Kansas - Red lights are permitted and must be mounted on the roof.
  • Kentucky - Red lights are permitted.
  • Louisiana - One red light is permitted and must be placed on the roof or dashboard.
  • Maine - One red or red and white light is permitted in the windshield OR two red or red and white lights are permitted above the bumper and below the hood.[3]
  • Maryland - Red and white lights are permitted. A maximum of five officers per department are permitted to have emergency lights.
  • Massachusetts - Red lights are permitted.
  • Michigan - Red lights are permitted and must be mounted on the roof.
  • Minnesota - One non-flashing, 3-inch red light is permitted.
  • Mississippi - Red lights are permitted.
  • Missouri - A blue light is permitted.
  • Montana - A red light is permitted and is required to be placed on the roof or the front of the vehicle.
  • Nebraska - A red or red and blue light is permitted.
  • Nevada - A red light is permitted.
  • New Hampshire - Red lights are permitted. [4]
  • New Jersey - Blue lights are permitted, but operators must obey traffic laws.
  • New Mexico - Temporary red and amber lights are permitted.
  • New York - A blue light is permitted and must be placed inside the vehicle or on the trunk/tailgate of the vehicle.
  • North Carolina -
  • North Dakota -
  • Ohio - Red or red and white lights are permitted.
  • Oklahoma - Red and white lights are permitted.
  • Oregon - Amber or white lights are permitted in the front, and red and amber lights are permitted in the rear.
  • Pennsylvania - Red, blue, clear, amber, white, and yellow lights are permitted, but all lights on a vehicle must be the same color.
  • Rhode Island - Red and white lights are permitted.
  • South Carolina - Red lights are permitted.
  • South Dakota -
  • Tennessee - Red and white lights are permitted.
  • Texas - Two front and two rear red lights mounted evenly which flash in an alternating pattern OR a single, temporary, roof-mounted red light.
  • Utah - Red lights are permitted.
  • Vermont - Red or a combination of red and white lights are permitted. Company vehicles may also be equipped with emergency lights with written authorization by the employer. [5]
  • Virginia - No more than two red or red and white lights are permitted.
  • Washington - Green lights are permitted on the front of vehicles.
  • West Virginia - Red lights are permitted.
  • Wisconsin - Red and white lights are permitted.
  • Wyoming - A red or amber light is permitted.

All cited at [6], will probably add state-specific statute citations later

  1. ^ "Code Of Alabama". alisondb.legislature.state.al.us. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ advance.lexis.com https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=3ad53c65-b15f-4eb9-9982-3e9daad5c8af&nodeid=ABRAAEAABAACAAX&nodepath=/ROOT/ABR/ABRAAE/ABRAAEAAB/ABRAAEAABAAC/ABRAAEAABAACAAX&level=5&haschildren=&populated=false&title=42-4-222.+Volunteer+firefighters+-+volunteer+ambulance+attendants+-+special+lights+and+alarm+systems&config=014FJAAyNGJkY2Y4Zi1mNjgyLTRkN2YtYmE4OS03NTYzNzYzOTg0OGEKAFBvZENhdGFsb2d592qv2Kywlf8caKqYROP5&pddocfullpath=/shared/document/statutes-legislation/urn:contentItem:61P5-X061-DYDC-J29G-00008-00&ecomp=L38_9kk&prid=3f64d448-ac2f-4ac8-b3e6-f329400458ff. Retrieved 2023-05-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Title 29-A, §2054: Emergency and auxiliary lights; sirens; privileges". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 19 (help)
  4. ^ "Section 266:78-c Red Lights Restricted to Police, Fire, and Rescue Vehicles". www.gencourt.state.nh.us. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. ^ "Vermont Laws". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. ^ "Emergency Vehicle Light State by State Statutes Guide". www.extremetacticaldynamics.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.