California Public Utilities Code

§ 21662.4

PUC § 21662.4 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Emergency aircraft flights for medical purposes by law enforcement, firefighting, military, or other persons who provide emergency flights for medical purposes are exempt from local ordinances adopted by a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered, that restrict flight departures and arrivals to particular hours of the day or night, that restrict the departure or arrival of aircraft based upon the aircraft’s noise level, or that restrict the operation of certain types of aircraft.

(b)As used in this section, “emergency aircraft flights for medical purposes” are those flights in which undue delay would threaten a patient’s life. “Emergency aircraft flights for medical purposes” include, but are not limited to, flights for the transportation of any of the following:

(1)Patients accompanied by licensed or certificated medical attendants such as paramedics, nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 54, Sec. 1. (AB 1660) Effective January 1, 2011.