§ 39-10-03 — Class A authorized emergency vehicles

North Dakota § 39-10-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 39: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 39-10: General Rules of the Road

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1. The driver of a class A authorized emergency vehicle may:
a. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this chapter.
b. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as
may be necessary for safe operation.
c. Exceed the speed limit so long as the driver does not endanger life or property.
d. Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified
directions.
2. The exceptions herein granted to a class A authorized emergency vehicle apply only:
a. When the authorized emergency vehicle is in pursuit of or apprehension of a
violator or a suspected violator requiring the use of these exemptions.
b. When the class A authorized emergency vehicle is being operated in response to
a reported emergency involving a possible personal injury, death, or damage to
property, and when giving adequate warning by use of an oscillating, rotating,
revolving, or flashing red or combination red and white lights that are visible
under normal atmospheric conditions for at least five hundred feet [152.4 meters]
and if appropriate, giving audible signal by siren or airhorn. A firetruck,
ambulance, or law enforcement vehicle that is otherwise a class A authorized
emergency vehicle may display an oscillating, rotating, revolving, or flashing blue
light in addition to and under the same conditions as the other colors allowed in
this subdivision.
c. In any instance when the head of a law enforcement agency deems advisable
within the area of that person's jurisdiction for the protection of person and
property and when giving audible signal by siren or when giving adequate
warning by use of an oscillating, rotating, revolving, or flashing red or combination
red and white lights which are visible under normal atmospheric conditions for at
least five hundred feet [152.4 meters]. A firetruck, ambulance, or law enforcement
vehicle that is otherwise a class A authorized emergency vehicle may display an

oscillating, rotating, revolving, or flashing blue light in addition to and under the
same conditions as the other colors allowed in this subdivision.
3. A class A authorized emergency vehicle may display a steady red or red and blue lamp
that is visible under normal atmospheric conditions for at least five hundred feet [152.4
meters] when involved in an incident, emergency, or any other related activity.
4. Any law enforcement officer as provided in paragraph 2 of subdivision a of
subsection 2 of section 39-01-01 having stopped another vehicle along a highway, and
while still involved in that incident, or any other related activity, may use amber lights,
visible under normal atmospheric conditions for at least five hundred feet
[152.4 meters], for the purpose of maintaining traffic flow.