§291-31.5  Blue lights prohibited for motor vehicles, motorcycles, motor scooters, bicycles, electric foot scooters, and mopeds.  (a)  No person shall knowingly operate, affix or cause to be affixed, display, or possess any lamp, reflector, or illumination device that appears to be the color blue, or colors blue and red, upon any motor vehicle, motorcycle, motor scooter, bicycle, electric foot scooter, or moped, except for:

     (1)  County law enforcement vehicles authorized and approved by the chief of police of the county in which the vehicle is operated;

     (2)  Department of law enforcement vehicles with blue and red lamps, reflectors, or illumination devices authorized and approved by the director of law enforcement; or

     (3)  Department of land and natural resources division of conservation and resources enforcement vehicles with blue and red lamps, reflectors, or illumination devices authorized and approved by the chairperson of the board of land and natural resources.

     This prohibition shall not apply to factory-installed instrument illumination.

     (b)  Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. [L 1985, c 182, §1; am L 1991, c 210, §1; am L 2007, c 109, §1; am L 2016, c 99, §1; am L 2021, c 174, §5; am L 2022, c 278, §45]