§ 31-5-928 — General lighting restrictions; authorized emergency vehicles

Wyoming § 31-5-928

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 31: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 5: REGULATION OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAYS
• Art. 9: EQUIPMENT

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(a) During the times specified in W.S. 31-5-910, any
lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other
than head lamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn
signals, vehicle hazard warning lamps and school bus warning
lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater
than three hundred (300) candlepower shall be so directed that
no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike
the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a
distance of more than seventy-five (75) feet from the vehicle.
(b) Except as required in W.S. 31-5-929 and this section,
no person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any
highway with any lamp or device thereon capable of displaying a
red light or blue light visible from directly in front of the
center thereof.
(c) Flashing lights are prohibited except as authorized by
W.S. 31-5-915, 31-5-921, 31-5-929, 31-5-930, 31-5-931 and this
section.
(d) Every authorized emergency vehicle, except law
enforcement vehicles and as otherwise specified in this
subsection, shall, in addition to any other equipment required
by law, be equipped with at least one (1) red lamp visible from
five hundred (500) feet in front of the vehicle. Except as
otherwise provided in this subsection, every authorized
emergency vehicle, may be equipped with one (1) or more blue,
white or amber lights. Vehicles used or contracted by a
municipality, county or the department to clear snow from public
streets, roads or highways may be equipped with one (1) or more
lights of a conspicuous color as specified by rules adopted by
the department. Privately-owned vehicles used by members of a
fire department or emergency service organization in performing
or traveling to perform assigned duties in those organizations
shall display at least one (1) flashing white, red or amber
light, but no blue lights, visible from five hundred (500) feet
in front of the vehicle.
(e) A police vehicle primarily engaged in traffic law
enforcement shall be marked so as to be readily identifiable.
(f) The following vehicles are authorized to display
flashing white and amber lights in addition to those otherwise
authorized by law:
(i) Vehicles of civil emergency preparedness
agencies;
(ii) Vehicles of municipalities and public service
corporations;
(iii) Wreckers;
(iv) Funeral cars;
(v) Vehicles owned by, leased by or registered to a
public school district that are not school buses and that are
used to transport children to or from school or in connection
with school activities.
(g) In addition to these lights otherwise authorized by
law, a wrecker is authorized to display flashing red and blue
lights at the scene of any emergency.
(h) In addition to those lights otherwise authorized by
law, a public utility vehicle may display one (1) or more
flashing red lights visible from five hundred (500) feet of the
vehicle when providing emergency services. For purposes of this
subsection, "public utility" means as defined in W.S. 37-1-
101(a)(vi).