California Vehicle Code

§ 27002

VEH § 27002 Effective Sep 29, 2020Div. 12 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)No vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle, shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle any siren except that an authorized emergency vehicle shall be equipped with a siren meeting requirements established by the department.

(b)An authorized emergency vehicle may also be equipped with a Hi-Lo audible warning sound meeting requirements established by the department.

(c)A Hi-Lo warning sound may only be used to notify the public of an immediate evacuation in case of an emergency and is not a siren. For the purposes of Section 21055, a Hi-Lo shall not be used in lieu of a siren if the sounding of a siren is reasonably necessary pursuant to that section.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (SB 909) Effective September 29, 2020.