UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV620
Emergency vehicle drivers.
You must decide whether [name of emergency vehicle driver] acted reasonably.
The law allows the driver of an emergency vehicle to disregard certain duties if each of the following is true:
(1) if the driver of an emergency vehicle sounds an audible signal or uses emergency lights which are visible from the front of the emergency vehicle, and
(2) the driver was
[(a) responding to, but not returning from, an emergency call.]
[(b) in pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.]
[(c) responding to, but not returning from, a fire alarm.]
If you decide that both of these conditions are true, then [name of emergency vehicle driver] may
[(1) park or stand in the roadway.]
[(2) drive through a stop signal or stop sign, slowing down as needed for safety.]
[(3) exceed the posted speed limit.]
[(4) disregard the duties concerning direction of travel, lane change, or turning.]
[(5) describe any other applicable duty.]
The right to disregard this duty, however, does not relieve [name of emergency vehicle driver] of the duty to operate the emergency vehicle with reasonable care, considering the emergency situation and all other circumstances.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
- Content hash
25068235191776fcdbd1592d88f8392224ca4e5e48d0c5774d3802e5fde973fb
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