Chapter 10.12
ENFORCEMENT AND OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
Sections:
10.12.010 Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials.
10.12.020 Traffic direction—Unauthorized personnel prohibited.
10.12.030 Regulations—Obedience by public employees.
10.12.040 Regulations—Official vehicles exempt when.
10.12.050 Removal of parking enforcement markings prohibited.
10.12.060 Failure to comply with regulations—Misdemeanor.
10.12.010 Authority of Police and Fire Department Officials.
A. It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, to enforce all street traffic laws of the City and all of the State’s vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City.
B. Officers of the Police Department, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police, are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal, in conformance with traffic laws; provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency, or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws.
C. Officers of the Fire Department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity. (Ord. 334 Art. III § 30, 1953)
10.12.020 Traffic direction—Unauthorized personnel prohibited.
No person other than an officer of the Police Department or a person deputized by the Chief of Police or person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons may operate when and as herein provided any mechanical pushbutton signal erected by order of the Chief of Police. (Ord. 334 Art. III § 33, 1953)
10.12.030 Regulations—Obedience by public employees.
The provisions of this title shall apply to the driver of any vehicle owned by or used in the service of the United States Government, the State, and any county or city, and it is unlawful for any such driver to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in this title, or by State Statute. (Ord. 334 Art. III § 34, 1953)
10.12.040 Regulations—Official vehicles exempt when.
A. The provisions of this title regulating the operation, parking and standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of the Police or Fire Department, any public ambulance, or any public utility vehicle or any private ambulance, which public utility vehicle or private ambulance has qualified as an authorized emergency vehicle, when any vehicle mentioned in this section is operated in the manner specified in the Vehicle Code in response to an emergency call.
B. The foregoing exceptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any such vehicle from the consequences of his wilful disregard of the safety of others.
C. The provisions of this title regulating the parking or standing of vehicles shall not apply to any vehicle of a City department or public utility while necessarily in use for construction or repair work. (Ord. 334 Art. III § 35, 1953)
10.12.050 Removal of parking enforcement markings prohibited.
A. It is unlawful for any person to remove, erase, deface, obliterate or render unusable for the purpose of enforcement of parking ordinances, any chalk mark, marker or other device placed on a vehicle or any portion thereof by the City for the purpose of measuring the passage of time or the movement of a vehicle stopped, standing or parked on any street or in any parking lot or structure or portion thereof.
B. Violation of this section shall be an infraction, and the minimum fine for violation of this section is twenty-five dollars. (Ord. 888 § 1, 1981)
10.12.060 Failure to comply with regulations—Misdemeanor.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden, or fail to perform any act required in Title 10 of this code. (Ord. 334 Art. III § 31, 1953)