Lakewood Municipal Code Part 9 Miscellaneous

No person shall operate any vehicle or ride or coast upon or push any motorcycle or motor driven cycle, or ride or coast upon any bicycle, roller skates, or ride in or by means of any coaster, surf skate, toy vehicle, or similar device, upon any pedestrian overhead crossing or within any pedestrian tunnel.

No operator of any vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral procession or a parade, provided that such vehicles are conspicuously so designated. The directing of all vehicles and traffic on any street over which such funeral procession or parade wishes to pass shall be subject to orders of the Chief of Police or law enforcement agency.

It shall be unlawful for any person to be in the front seat of a motor vehicle along or upon any road, street or highway in an intoxicated condition, whether said vehicle is moving or standing.

Any person while operating a vehicle or any device or animal, or in charge of any such vehicle, device or animal, that causes damage to any public property, to any equipment, property or fixture of a public utility, shall report the same within 24 hours to the Chief of Police or the commander of the law enforcement agency. Such report shall state the time when, and the place where such damage occurred, the correct name and address of the person owning and the person or persons riding, driving or in charge of said vehicle, device or animal, the license number of any such vehicle, and such further information as requested by the Chief of Police or the law enforcement agency.

Whenever possession is taken of any vehicle by or on behalf of any legal owner thereof under the terms of a security arrangement or lease agreement the person taking possession shall immediately notify by the most expeditious means available the Chief of Police or the law enforcement agency in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 28 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California. In addition, said person shall within 24 hours after repossessing any vehicle located within the City complete and file with the Chief of Police or law enforcement agency on a form supplied to him the following information:

A. The make, model, year, motor number, serial number and license number of such vehicle.

B. The name and address of the registered owner of such vehicle.

C. The name and address of the legal owner of such vehicle, at the time of repossession.

D. The name and address of the person or agency repossessing the vehicle.

E. The date, time and exact location of repossession.

F. Such other information as the Chief of Police or the law enforcement agency shall find to be necessary for the identification of vehicles reported to said agency as having been stolen or necessary for the prevention of fraud in the repossession of motor vehicles.

A. It is unlawful for any person, other than a Core Recycler as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21610, to possess any catalytic converter that is not attached to a vehicle unless the person has valid proof of ownership of the catalytic converter.

B. This section does not apply to a detached catalytic converter that has been tested, certified, and labeled or otherwise approved for reuse, and being bought or sold for purposes of reuse in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.) and regulations under the Clean Air Act, as they may, from time to time, be amended.

C. For purposes of this section, "valid proof of ownership" shall contain all the following information:

1. The license plate number and vehicle identification number of the car from which the catalytic converter was removed.

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed.

3. The signature of the vehicle owner authorizing removal of the catalytic converter.

4. The name, address, and telephone number of the current owner of the catalytic converter.

D. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly falsify or cause to be falsified any information in a record intended to show valid proof of ownership.

E. Each violation of this section constitutes a separate violation and is subject to all remedies and enforcement measures authorized by the Lakewood Municipal Code.

[Added by Ord. 2022-1]