red halos on black concept

[camero]

Originally Posted by surferbarney

Cool, maybe I should get orange halo's for my IOM too...

Yeah I want orange halos too! I'm pretty sure those are legal!!!

[CmB]

Here is the law in Colorado. I dont see anything about orange. I am going to look into it further; however I might get some of the orange halos.


(1) A person shall not be in actual physical control of a vehicle, except an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in section 42-1-102 (6), that the person knows contains a lamp or device that is designed to display, or that is capable of displaying if affixed or attached to the vehicle, a red or blue light visible directly in front of the center of the vehicle.

[SleepWarz]

Orange, Purple, and Green. Or are purple an green taken too?

Chop Chop!

[Milk 1027]

Originally Posted by Ringo

So it's illegal. Big deal. So is running no front license plate, or speeding, or blowers sticking out of the hood, or tinted windows past the legal limit. Bottom line is people will do it no matter what just to be cool. If you want to run red halo's good for you. Be ready for the consequences and don't bitch when you get caught though. I'll stick to the white myself.

the only problem is that red lights are considered impersonating a police officer, which is a much more serious offense than any of the ones you stated.

[Banshee]

Red and/or blue lights on a car IS NOT considered impersonating a police officer. In order to be "impersonating", you need one or more elements (badge, gun, illegal stop)

Lights on a car in itself, although illegal, is not considered impersonating a police officer.

So you are saying if I had red or blue halos on my Camaro and I get stopped, that the police are going to take my car away and put me in jail for impersonation? I hardly think so.

Now, lets say you have red and blue strobes on all four corners AND you try and pull someone over or you succeed in that effect. That is an element of INTENT to impersonate.

False impersonation of a police officer statute
rewritten - MCL 750.215 P.A. 15 of 2003
(September 1, 2003)
An individual who is not a peace officer or a
medical examiner shall not do any of the following:
Ø Perform the duties of a peace officer or a
medical examiner.
Ø Represent to another person that he or she is a
peace officer or a medical examiner for any
unlawful purpose.
Ø Represent to another person that he or she is a
peace officer or a medical examiner with the
intent to compel the person to do or refrain from
doing any act against his or her will.

Don't see anything regarding having a car equipped with red/blue lights as an element to impersonation.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(sqt...me=mcl-257-698

See section 6. It is a misdemeanor of the motor vehicle code to use upon a highway any light including red and blue on any vehicle not authorized for law enforcement use.

" A person shall not sell, loan, or otherwise furnish a flashing, rotating, or oscillating blue or red light designed primarily for installation on an authorized emergency vehicle to a person except a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, authorized physician, volunteer or paid fire fighter, volunteer ambulance driver, licensed ambulance driver or attendant of the state, a county or municipality within the state, a person engaged in the business of operating an ambulance or wrecker service, or a federally recognized nonprofit charitable organization which owns and operates an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies".

Key words in above paragraph...flashing, rotating or oscillating". The halos on the Camaro are neither of the three.

In other words, and to reiterate, you need a specific act in conjunction with the operation of red/blue lights to impersonate a law enforcement officer. IE operating the car and pulling someone over or operating the lights AND in posession of a badge/gun and pulling someone over. And again, from the statute, having red or blue halos on a Camaro, in Michigan, in itself, APPEARS to NOT be impersonating OR illegal as the red/blue lights are not "flashing, rotating or oscillating".

Varies from state to state, but I truely believe you need a specific act/intent in most, if not all states to show impersonating a LEO.

[Rtoups]

Didn't the Camaro Black Edition Concept have red HALOs?

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by Rtoups

Didn't the Camaro Black Edition Concept have red HALOs?

It was a concept, yes, and according to statute, at least here in Michigan, red Halo's ARE NOT illegal.

[Ferrarimk13]

there could be a concept jet powered car, does that make it legal? no.

[Milk 1027]

in Michigan. I had a friend arrested for having a red light inside his car in Texas.

It just depends where you are, and what officer stops you.

[vdevine]

Guaranteed ticket and police tow associated fees.

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

in Michigan. I had a friend arrested for having a red light inside his car in Texas.

It just depends where you are, and what officer stops you.

You had your friend arrested?

Not cool.

[CmB]

That is awesome, I am going to put a red light in my friend's car and have him arrested. Thank you for the great idea. Woot, one less friend to worry about.

[Rickscamero]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

in Michigan. I had a friend arrested for having a red light inside his car in Texas.

It just depends where you are, and what officer stops you.

Funny part is that you refer to him as "a friend"..

I wonder what he's going to refer to you as.

[Austin Aggie]

Hey Rick,

I know that you guys pronounce words funny up there in Canada - like about (errrr... aboot), but do they actually spell Camaro as Camero up there?