A. Every multiple-passenger van owned and operated by a nonprofit charitable organization for the purpose of transporting children to or from any destination may be equipped with a flashing, strobe-light-type device that when lighted may be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the front of the vehicle or from a distance of not less than five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the vehicle.
B. During the time that the multiple-passenger van is operating, the multiple-passenger van may have the strobe-light-type device activated.
C. Each vehicle displaying such lights shall simulate the color of lights used on school buses as provided in Section 12-228 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
D. As used in this section, “nonprofit charitable organization” shall mean any organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 United States Code, Section 501(c)(3).
Added by Laws 2008, c. 360, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.