Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 12. EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES [24000 - 28244]
( Division 12 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) CHAPTER 5. Other Equipment [27000 - 28160]
( Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) ARTICLE 1. Horns, Sirens and Amplification Devices [27000 - 27007]
( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1306. ) 27002.
(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.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (SB 909) Effective September 29, 2020.)