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NJ A3556

NJ A3556
Permits use of LED lights in emergency warning lights.


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Introduced
03/10/2022
In Committee
03/10/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to establish rules and regulations specifying the type of light that may be used in emergency warning lights and provides that a light-emitting diode (LED) light may be used in emergency warning lights. Under current law, a vehicle may not have more than two emergency warning lights. Current law provides that emergency warning lights are to consist of a low profile light bar of the strobe, halogen or incandescent type, or a combination of these lights. This bill provides that a LED light also may be used in emergency warning lights. The chief administrator is required to promulgate rules and regulations specifying the type of light that may be used in emergency warning lights and requires the inclusion of a low profile light bar of the LED, strobe, halogen, or incandescent type, or a combination of these lights.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to establish rules and regulations allowing the use of light-emitting diode (LED) lights in emergency warning lights on vehicles. Under current law, emergency warning lights are limited to strobe, halogen, or incandescent lights, but this bill adds LEDs as an approved type. The bill also specifies that emergency warning lights must be in the form of a low-profile light bar, with no more than two such lights on a vehicle.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 03/10/2022)

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