Earlier editions: 2026-07
Chapter 28 — Traffic›Article 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Escondido Municipal Code Div. 2 Traffic Division
Escondido Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Escondido
Cite as: Escondido Municipal Code Division 2 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 28-33. Established.¶
A traffic division within the police department is hereby established.
(Code 1957, § 6011)
§ 28-34. Under control of appointed officer.¶
The traffic division shall be under the control of a police officer appointed by and directly responsible to the chief of police.
(Code 1957, § 6011)
§ 28-35. Duties generally.¶
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 and 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 specially imposed upon the traffic division by the ordinances of the city.
(Code 1957, § 6012)
§ 28-36. To conduct studies, determine remedial measures when accidents become numerous.¶
Whenever traffic 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.
(Code 1957, § 6013)
§ 28-37. To maintain system of filing accident reports.¶
The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports.
(Code 1957, § 6014)
§ 28-38. Accident reports to be available to traffic engineer.¶
Accident reports maintained by the traffic division shall be available for the use and information of the city traffic engineer.
(Code 1957, § 6014)
§ 28-39. Annual traffic report to be filed with council; contents.¶
The traffic division shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in the city as follows:
(1) The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured and other pertinent traffic accident data;
(2) The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police;
(3) The plans and recommendations of the division for future traffic safety activities.
(Code 1957, § 6015)
§ 28-40. through § 28-44. (Reserved)
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