§ 22-218.2. Amber lights on tow trucks, escort, and maintenance vehicles

   (a) Amber lights. -- One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed:

   (1) By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and

   (2) By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles.

(b) Patrol group. --

   (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.

   (2) An amber flashing light:

      (i) May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and

      (ii) Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.

   (3) The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.

(c) Security guard agency. --

   (1) A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.

   (2) A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66 1/2, § 12-218.2; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1998, ch. 442; 2005, ch. 255.