Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Anderson Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Enforcement
Anderson Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Anderson
Cite as: Anderson Municipal Code Chapter 10.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.08.010 - Enforcing officers—Designated.¶
The enforcement of the rules, regulations and laws of this title shall be by any police officer as defined under Title III, Chapter 4.5 of the California Penal Code, Section 830.1.
(Ord. 472 § 5, 1983)
10.08.020 - Enforcing officers—Traffic direction authority.¶
Officers of the city are authorized to direct all traffic by means of visible or audible signal, and no person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of any of such officers.
(Ord. 472 § 6, 1983)
10.08.030 - Junior traffic patrol established—Compliance required.¶
The city council establishes a "junior traffic patrol" for the purpose of directing traffic at or in the vicinity of schools within the city. The members of such patrol are authorized to direct traffic by means of visible or audible signals, and no person shall fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal or direction of any member of the junior traffic patrol.
(Prior code § 13.22)
10.08.040 - Traffic citation—Notice to appear in court.¶
Whenever a person is stopped on a highway or street in the city for any violation of the provisions of this title, unless such person demands the right to an immediate appearance before a magistrate, the officer shall, upon production but without surrender of the operator's or chauffeur's license of the person stopped, or other satisfactory evidence of the latter's identity, take the name and address of such person and the number of his vehicle and notify him in writing to appear at a time and place specified in such notice, such time to be at least five days after such stopping, and such place to be before the judge of the municipal court.
(Prior code § 13.24 (part))
10.08.050 - Traffic citation—Refusal to give promise.¶
Whenever such person refuses to give his written promise to appear or demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate, he shall be taken before the judge of the municipal court. He shall then be entitled to at least five days' continuance of his case in which to prepare to plead or to prepare for trial within five days unless he waives such time in writing in open court; provided that he gives his promise to appear at such time and place as the court may fix for his further appearance, or, upon his refusal to give such promise, upon such bail as the court may fix, and he shall thereupon be released from custody.
(Prior code § 13.24 (part))
10.08.060 - Traffic citation—Violation of promise—Misdemeanor.¶
Any person who willfully violates his promises given in accordance with Section 10.08.050 is guilty of a misdemeanor, regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was originally arrested. A promise to appear may be complied with by an appearance of counsel.
(Prior code § 13.24 (part))
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