An Act To Allow Funeral Processions To Use Certain Lights
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2054, sub-§2, ¶H, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 10, §1, is amended to read:
H. A vehicle in a funeral procession may be equipped with a flashing light. The light must emit a yellow beam of light. The light may not be more than 5 inches in diameter and must be placed on the dashboard. The light must be shielded so that the emitted light does not interfere with the operator's vision. The flashing light may be used only when the vehicle is used in a funeral procession. In addition, a vehicle owned and operated by a licensed funeral home and used as a lead vehicle in a funeral procession may use a device that provides for alternate flashing of the vehicle's headlights or a white flashing strobe light in the front grille.
summary
This bill allows a lead vehicle in a funeral procession to use a device that provides for alternate flashing of the vehicle's headlights or a white flashing strobe light in the front grille if that vehicle is owned and operated by a licensed funeral home.