Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 461

FORMERLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 889

AS AMENDED BY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND WARNING DEVICES USED ON SUCH VEHICLES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §4106 (e), Chapter 41, Title 21, Delaware Code, by striking said subsection in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"(e) Authorized emergency vehicles within the meaning of this Chapter mean vehicles of a fire department, police vehicles, ambulances, vehicles used by a firechief, assistant firechief, fire engineer or fire policeman of any duly organized fire company in the performance of his duties, and emergency vehicles of state, federal, county or municipal departments, or public service corporations as are designated or authorized by the Secretary."

Section 2. Amend §4307, Chapter 43, Title 21, Delaware Code, by striking the words "of a type approved by the Secretary.", as the same appear in the last line of said section, and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

". A vehicle used by a firechief, assistant firechief, fire engineer or fire policeman of a duly organized fire department in the performance of his duties shall not be equipped with such warning devices."

Approved July 11, 1978.