                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH SECONDARY WARNING LIGHTS (§ 46.2-1029.2)

A. For purposes of this section, &#8220;traffic incident management
vehicle&#8221; means any vehicle operating en route to or at the scene of a
traffic accident or similar emergency that affects the travel lanes of a
highway, provided that such vehicle is a (i) Department of Transportation
vehicle operated by an incident management coordinator or (ii) vehicle operated
pursuant to the Department of Transportation safety service patrol program or a
contract with the Department of Transportation that includes traffic incident
management services as defined in &#xA7; 46.2-920.1. The provisions of &#xA7;
46.2-920 shall not apply to the operation of such traffic incident management
vehicle.

B. In addition to other lights authorized by this article, any (i) fire
apparatus, (ii) government-owned vehicle operated on official business by a
local fire chief or other local fire official, (iii) emergency medical services
vehicle, or (iv) traffic incident management vehicle may be equipped with
alternating, blinking, or flashing red or red and white secondary warning lights
mounted inside the vehicle&#8217;s taillights, headlights, or marker lights of a
type approved by the Superintendent of State Police.

C. In order to operate a traffic incident management vehicle with lighted
warning lights pursuant to this section, a traffic incident management vehicle
operator shall be required to (i) complete an initial emergency vehicle
operators course from an approved course list prepared by the Department of Fire
Programs, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or an equivalent agency and
(ii) recertify as an emergency vehicle operator every two years.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 115; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2022, cc. 457, 458.