13 AAC 02.517 - Authorized and other emergency vehicles
(a) The driver of
an authorized emergency vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, when in
pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of a statute, regulation or
ordinance, when responding to but not upon returning from a fire alarm, or in
the performance of his official duties may disregard a statute, regulation or
ordinance governing the operation, stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle,
except as provided in this section.
(b) The driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle when responding to an emergency must use an audible signal meeting the
requirements of
13 AAC 04.210(d)
and visual signals meeting the requirements of
13 AAC 04.090, except that an
authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle need not display a
red light visible from in front of the vehicle and except as provided in (c) of
this section.
(c) A driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle which is parked, stopped or standing in disregard
of a regulation or ordinance prohibiting the parking, stopping or standing may
not use an audible signal.
(d) The
driver of an off-highway vehicle may operate the vehicle upon a highway or
railroad right-of-way when the vehicle is serving as an authorized emergency
vehicle.
(e) A person driving a
vehicle displaying a flashing blue light meeting the requirements of
13 AAC 04.100 when responding to,
but not upon returning from, an emergency, may, if not otherwise prohibited by
a municipality, without undue danger to the safety of other persons or property
(1) park or stand the vehicle in violation of
a traffic regulation or ordinance or near the scene of the fire to which he
responded;
(2) except as provided
in (f) of this section, exceed the maximum speed limit if he does not
unreasonably endanger life or property, slows at each intersection, and
exercises care under the circumstances; and
(3) disregard regulations or ordinances
governing direction, movement or turning in a specified direction if he does so
at a speed less than the maximum speed limit for that location.
(f) The provisions of this section
do not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle or a vehicle
displaying a flashing blue light from the duty to drive with regard for the
safety of all persons, nor do the provisions of this section allow the driver
of a vehicle displaying a flashing blue light to proceed past a stop sign or
red signal without first stopping.
(g) When the commissioner or the
commissioner's designee authorizes a person's motor vehicle to be equipped with
a flashing blue light meeting the requirements of
13 AAC 04.100, the authorization
must be in writing, and must be carried at all times in the vehicle. Failure to
carry the authorization does not affect the status of the vehicle as an
emergency vehicle. An authorization issued under this section is valid for five
years from date of issue. An authorization issued under this section is void if
the person's driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or if the
person's vehicle no longer meets the equipment standards set out in 13 AAC 04.
A person must return the document granting authorization to the commissioner or
the commissioner's designee, if the person's driver's license is suspended,
revoked, or canceled or if the person's vehicle no longer meets the equipment
standards set out in 13 AAC 04.
Notes
This section is based in part on former 13 AAC 02.585.
Authority:AS 28.05.011
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