Chapter 9 — MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
§ 9-2 TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION
Albany Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Albany
§ 9-2.1. Police Administration. [Ord. 58-016, Art. 3, § 1; 1958 Code § 20.10]¶
There is hereby established in the Police Department of the City a Traffic Division to be under the control of an Officer of Police appointed by and directly responsible to the Chief of Police.
§ 9-2.2. Duty of Traffic Division. [Ord. 58-016, Art. 3, § 2; 1958 Code § 20.11]¶
It shall be the duty of the Traffic Division, with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the Police Department, to enforce the street traffic regulations of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the City, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents, to cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer and other Officers of the City in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out those duties specifically imposed upon such division by this chapter and other traffic ordinances of the City.
§ 9-2.3. Traffic Accident Studies.[2] [Ord. 58-016, Art. 3, § 3; 1958 Code § 20.12]¶
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the Traffic Division shall cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
§ 9-2.4. Traffic Accident Reports.[3] [Ord. 58-016, Art. 3, § 4; 1958 Code § 20.13]¶
The Traffic Division shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the City Traffic Engineer.
§ 9-2.5. Traffic Division to Submit Annual Traffic Safety Reports. [Ord. 58-016, Art.…¶
The Traffic Division shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the City Council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in the City as follows:
a. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data;
b. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the Police;
c. The plans and recommendations of the division for future traffic safety activities.
§ 9-2.6. City Traffic Engineer. [Ord. 58-016, Art. 3, §§ 6, 7; 1958 Code §§ 20.15, 20.16]¶
- a. Office Established; Powers and Duties Generally. The office of City Traffic Engineer is hereby established. The City Engineer shall serve as City Traffic Engineer in addition to his other functions, and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic, as provided in this chapter.
2. Editor's Note: For State law as to accidents generally, see Veh. C.A. § 20000 et seq. For State law as to accidents involving property damage, see Veh. C.A., § 481. See also, Veh. C.A., § 482.
3. Editor's Note: For State law as to accident reports generally, see Veh. C.A. §§ 20008 to 20014.
- b. Additional Powers and Duties. It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions, to cooperate with other City officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by this chapter and other ordinances of the City.
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