La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 6.12 Enforcement

Sections:

• 6.12.005 Effect of existing traffic control signs and devices.

• 6.12.010 Enforcement of traffic laws.

• 6.12.020 Violations of title a misdemeanor.

• 6.12.030 Obedience to police and fire department officials.

• 6.12.040 Application to persons riding bicycles or animals.

• 6.12.050 Persons other than officials shall not direct traffic.

• 6.12.060 Public employees to obey traffic regulations.

• 6.12.070 Exemptions to certain vehicles.

• 6.12.080 Report of damage to public property.

It is the intention of the city to provide reasonable traffic and parking rules, regulations and laws. All intersections, safety zones, crosswalks, roadway or curb parking, loading, standing regulation markings, stop signs, boulevard stop signs, speed limit signs, slow signs, danger signs, caution signs, warning signs, traffic signals, and all other traffic control signs and devices, parking limit signs, roadway markings relative to traffic direction and control, and also relative to parking, now painted or marked or posted or in place or designated or authorized by existing county ordinances, or by county road commissions, or by County Sheriff or by State Highway Patrol, or by other agencies to whom such authority was delegated by the state or county shall so continue as if found, established or designated by this City Council and shall be enforced pursuant to this title as part of the traffic regulations of the City of La Puente until the City Council adopts rules or regulations, or laws to the contrary. No person shall drive, stand or park a vehicle in violation thereof. The foregoing shall remain enforceable as long as they conform with the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the State of California or until changed by the City Council. Hereafter, future designations relative to the foregoing shall be done pursuant to authorization given or granted by the City Council to any person, agency or organization.

(Ord. 1 § 3494, added by Ord. 29; March 18, 1957)

(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 this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city.

(b) Officers of the Police Department or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or other 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 or when in the course of their duties they are protecting the personnel or equipment of the Fire Department, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic.

(Ord. 1 § 3410, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this title.

(Ord. 1 § 3411, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

No person shall wilfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order of a police officer or Fire Department official when directing traffic.

(Ord. 1 § 3412, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

Every person riding a bicycle or riding or driving an animal upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application.

(Ord. 1 § 3413, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

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 City Traffic Engineer.

(Ord. 1 § 3414, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

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, this state, any county or city and it shall be unlawful for any said driver to violate any of the provisions of this title except as otherwise permitted in this title or by the Vehicle Code.

(Ord. 1 § 3415, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

(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 exemptions 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 or any vehicle owned by the United States while in use for the collection, transportation or delivery of United States mail.

(Ord. 1 § 3416, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)

(a) The driver of a vehicle or the person in charge of any animal involved in any accident resulting in damage to any property publicly owned or owned by a public utility, including but not limited to any fire hydrant, ornamental lighting post, telephone pole, electric light or power pole, or resulting in damage to any ornamental shade tree, traffic control device or other property of a like nature located in or along any street, shall within twenty-four hours after such accident make a written report of such accident to the Police Department of this city.

(b) Every such report shall state the time when and the place where the accident took place, the name and address of the person owning and of the person driving or in charge of such vehicle or animal, the license number of every such vehicle, and shall briefly describe the property damaged in such accident.

(c) A driver involved in an accident shall not be subject to the requirements or penalties of this section if and during the time such driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event said driver shall make a report as required in subdivision (a) within twenty-four hours after regaining ability to make such report.

(Ord. 1 § 3417, added by Ord. 15; November 19, 1956)