Section 15.2. Types of authorized vehicles

The vehicles enumerated in this section are designated as authorized vehicles of the type indicated. They may be equipped with one or two flashing or revolving yellow lights as provided in 75 Pa.C.S. § 4572(b) (relating to visual signals on authorized vehicles), and as defined in Chapter 173 (relating to flashing or revolving lights on emergency and authorized vehicles), except that school buses shall be equipped with red and amber flashing lights as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 4552 (relating to general requirements for school buses). The flashing or revolving yellow lights on all authorized vehicles except school buses shall be activated only when the vehicle is performing the type of work which is the basis of the designation of the vehicle as an authorized vehicle, except lights on Type VI vehicles may be activated whenever an emergency condition requires police assistance. The enumeration of vehicles is as follows:

(1) Type I. Type I vehicles include the following:

(i) Highway construction and maintenance vehicles. Such vehicles shall include, but not be limited to, traffic-line-painting trucks, sign and signal maintenance trucks, dump trucks, street sweepers, mowers, highway inspection vehicles, and vehicles involved in traffic studies or investigations or right-of-way operations.

(ii) Vehicles which are used in utility operations.

(iii) Highway service vehicles such as, but not limited to, tow trucks and road-service vehicles.

(iv) Vehicles used to collect money from parking meters.

(v) Commonwealth-owned vehicles which are used by a State dog warden employed by the Department of Agriculture.

(vi) Vehicles owned by a nonprofit society or association duly incorporated under 15 Pa.C.S. § § 5301—5341 (relating to incorporation) for the prevention of cruelty to animals and used by a humane society police officer as the term is defined in 22 Pa.C.S. § 3701 (relating to scope of chapter).

(2) Type II. Snowplows, snowblowers and vehicles modified or equipped for the attachment of snowplows, snowblowers or similar devices.

(3) Type III. Garbage trucks and vehicles used for home delivery of United States mail or newspapers.

(4) Type IV. Vehicles which are used in the business of news gathering for any news medium.

(5) Type V. Vehicles which escort oversize loads.

(6) Type VI. Local mass transit vehicles and armored vehicles which are used in the transportation of coins, currency or other valuables for the business or financial community.

(7) Type VII. School buses.

The provisions of this § 15.2 adopted March 17, 1978, effective March 18, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 759; amended May 25, 1984, effective May 26, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1807; readopted April 21, 1989, effective April 22, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 1736; amended November 20, 2015, effective November 21, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 6687. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (250317) to (250318).

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Cross References

This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 15.3 (relating to special operating privileges); 67 Pa. Code § 173.3 (relating to display requirements); and 67 Pa. Code § 179.10 (relating to general conditions).