Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — Vehicles and Traffic
Elk Grove Municipal Code Ch. 10.66 Regulation of Cruising
Elk Grove Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Elk Grove
Cite as: Elk Grove Municipal Code Chapter 10.66 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 10.66.010. Cruising prohibited.¶
No person shall engage in the activity known as “cruising,” as defined in this chapter, on the public streets or roadways of the City of Elk Grove in any area which has been posted as a no-cruising zone.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.66.020. Definitions.¶
“Congested traffic”
means traffic on any public street or highway which is delayed to the point that:
Motor vehicles cannot move through a three hundred (300' 0") foot approach corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light within two (2) complete green light cycles where the delay in forward movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles; or
Motor vehicles cannot move through a three hundred (300' 0") foot approach corridor to an intersection controlled by a traffic light within a five (5) minute period of time where the delay in forward movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles; or
Motor vehicles cannot readily move forward on portions of public streets or roadways between intersections because traffic speed has slowed to less than five (5 mph) miles per hour, and the delay in movement is due to the position of other motor vehicles.
| The determination that a street or highway is congested shall be made by the ranking peace officer on duty in the affected area. |
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“Cruising”
shall be defined as the repetitive driving of any motor vehicle past a traffic-control point in congested traffic at or near the traffic-control point.
“Green light cycle”
shall mean the period commencing upon the switching of a red light to a green light through to the return of a red light.
“Traffic-control point”
shall mean a location along a public street or highway utilized by a peace officer on duty in the affected area as an observation point in order to monitor traffic conditions for potential violations of this chapter.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.66.030. Warning against cruising.¶
A peace officer may issue a written notice to any person driving any motor vehicle passing a traffic-control point that any subsequent passage past that traffic-control point within the next succeeding four (4) hours shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.66.040. Violation of this chapter.¶
Any person who, after having received a written notice as described in EGMC Section 10.66.030, subsequently drives past the same traffic-control point within a four (4) hour period shall be guilty of an infraction which shall be enforced pursuant to the provisions of EGMC Chapter 1.04.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
§ 10.66.050. Posting of no-cruising zones.¶
A. This chapter will be enforced in any area which has been posted as a no-cruising zone.
B. No-cruising signs shall be posted at the beginning and end of any public street or roadway which is a no-cruising zone. The signs shall reference Section 21100(k) of the California Vehicle Code and this chapter.
(Ord. 2000-1 § 1, eff. 7-1-2000; Ord. 2000-14A § 1, eff. 10-25-2000; Ord. 7-2009 § 3, eff. 5-1-2009)
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