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Question

as a security officer am i allowed to have amber lights on my vehicle when i am patroling my posts?

Answer 1

From what I could determine, yes. I found a specific reference to Florida where it is very clear they can only use amber lights. The securitywatch.com forum where I found the Florida answer would be another place to ask this same question as it appears to be a nation wide group.

Here's the info and the links are below.
"Chapter 493 states you may only use amber lights, period. Any other light impersonates "official authority." 316.2397 F.S. [Florida statue] makes it illegal to have a blue light, period, unless you are a "police vehicle," with the only exception being "department of corrections vehicles."

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ORS 816.280 Warning lights. This section establishes standards for different types of warning lights. Each of the following is a requirement for warning lights as described:

(1) The following are the colors for the indicated type of warning light:

(a) Public vehicle warning lights, pilot vehicle warning lights and commercial vehicle warning lights shall be amber.

(b) Tow vehicle warning lights may be amber or red.

(c) Weighmaster and motor carrier enforcement officer warning lights shall be red.

(d) Warning lights on vehicles engaged in the removal, containment or cleanup of a hazardous materials release, and on vehicles at the scene of a potential release of hazardous materials, may be red or amber.

(e) Warning lights on vehicles being used by medical examiners to reach the scene of an accident or of a death investigation may be red.

(2) Warning lights shall provide an intermittent light that may be either of a revolving or flashing type or any other type that provides an intermittent light.

(3) All warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.