§ 4105. Use of Terms “Cooperative” and “Credit Union” Restricted
TITLE 9: VEHICLE CODE DIVISION 4: EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES § 4105. Horns or Warning Devices. (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and be capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet but no horn shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound. (b) The operator of a motor vehicle, when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, shall give audible warning with the horn. The horn shall not otherwise be used. (c) No vehicle may be equipped with, nor may any person use upon a vehicle operated on a highway, any siren except as authorized by the director. Any authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren of a type approved by the director but the siren may not be used except when the vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or when responding to a fire alarm or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law. In those instanc- es, the operator of the vehicle shall sound the siren when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approaching vehicle. Source: PL 3-61, § 1 (§ 405). Commission Comment: With respect to the references to the “director” of the Department of Public Safety, see Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994), reorganizing the executive branch, changing agency names and offi- cial titles, and effecting other changes, set forth in the Commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001.
Source: CNMI Law Revision Commission