Amendment No. 61

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 65 (BDR 43-1250)

Proposed by: Committee on Transportation

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting line 5 and inserting:

"placard for a member of the volunteer fire department or a volunteer emergency medical technician associated with the department. The".

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 10 through 14 and inserting:

"(1) The name of the volunteer fire department;

(2) The county in which the volunteer fire department is located; and

(3) The number of placards requested.".

Amend section 1, page 1, line 16, by deleting "may" and inserting "shall".

Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 18 and 19 on page 1 and lines 1 through 28 on page 2, and inserting:

"The placards must be yellow in color and must have appropriate mounting holes. The volunteer fire department is responsible for determining the design, lettering and numbering of the placards.

3. The chief of the volunteer fire department shall establish rules:

(a) Regarding the issuance and use of the placards; and

(b) Establishing a method of establishing and maintaining records of placards that have been issued.

4. When a member to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be a member of the volunteer fire department, or when a volunteer emergency medical technician to whom a placard has been issued ceases to be associated with the department, the person shall surrender the placard to the chief of the volunteer fire department from which he received the placard.

5. A placard issued pursuant to the provisions of this section may not be used in lieu of a license plate otherwise required by this chapter.

6. The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall not charge a fee for the issuance of the placards pursuant to this section.".

Amend the title of the bill, second line, by deleting:

"the members of volunteer fire departments;" and inserting:

"certain persons who respond to emergencies;".

Amend the summary of the bill, second line, by deleting:

"members of volunteer fire departments." and inserting:

"certain persons who respond to emergencies.".