Vehicles: tolls.
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Overview
This bill amends California Vehicle Code Section 23301.5 to expand the exemptions for emergency vehicles from paying tolls on toll facilities. It allows emergency vehicles without displaying an exempt license plate to be exempt if they are authorized as emergency vehicles by the California Highway Patrol and are responding to or returning from an emergency. The bill also creates a process for toll operators to enter into agreements with local emergency service providers to ensure toll exemptions for their vehicles.
Key provisions
- Expands exemptions for emergency vehicles from toll payments.
- Allows emergency vehicles without an exempt license plate to be exempt under certain conditions.
- Requires toll operators to enter into agreements with local emergency service providers for toll exemptions.
- Establishes a process for toll operators to verify emergency vehicle exemptions through dispatch records.
- Clarifies that existing exemptions under Sections 23302 and 23302.5 do not apply to vehicles covered by this bill.
- Defines ‘toll facility’ to include various toll roads and crossings.
- Allows toll operators to maintain policies that exceed the requirements of this bill.
- Specifies that agreements between emergency service providers and toll facilities do not automatically exempt other emergency services.
Who is affected
- Emergency vehicle operators
- Toll facility operators
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