Article III — PUBLIC SAFETY
Lakewood Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Lakewood
PUBLIC SAFETY
| CHAPTER 1 | § 3211.9. | Parkway. | ||
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| Fire Prevention | § 3211.10. | Passenger Loading Zone. | ||
| § 3211.11. | Police Officer. | |||
| § | 3100. | Fire Prevention Code. | § 3211.12. | Stop. |
| § | 3101. | Adoption of the Fire Code. | § 3211.13. | Vehicle Code. |
| § | 3101.1. | Same. Definitions. | § 3211.14. | Vehicles. |
| § | 3101.2. | Same. Amendments and Effect. | ||
| § | 3102. | Enforcement. | Part 2 | |
| § | 3103. | Intent. | Enforcement and Obedience to Traffic | |
| § | 3104. | Fire Prevention Standards, | Regulations | |
| Rules and Regulations. | ||||
| § | 3105. | Fireworks. | § 3220. | Administration. |
| § | 3105.1. | Permit Required. | § 3221. | Enforcement. |
| § | 3105.2. | Permits for Sale of Safe and | § 3222. | Law Enforcement Agency. |
| Sane Fireworks. | § 3223. | Authority of Police and Fire | ||
| § | 3105.3. | Prerequisites to Issuance of | Department Officials. | |
| Permits. | § 3223.1. | Persons Other Than Officials | ||
| § | 3105.4. | Operation of Stand. | Shall Not Direct Traffic. | |
| § | 3105.5. | Temporary Fireworks Stands. | § 3223.2. | Obedience to Police or |
| § | 3105.6. | General Requirements for | Authorized Officers. | |
| Permittees. | § 3223.3. | Required Obedience to Traffic | ||
| § | 3106. | Public Display of Fireworks. | Ordinances. | |
| § 3223.4. | Traffic Regulations Apply to | |||
| CHAPTER 2 | Persons Riding Animals. | |||
| Vehicle, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety | § 3223.5. | Traffic Regulations Apply to | ||
| Persons Riding Bicycles. | ||||
| Part 1 | § 3224. | Obstruction or Interference | ||
| Purposes and Definitions | With Police or Law | |||
| Enforcement Officers. | ||||
| § | 3210. | Purposes. | § 3225. | Existing Traffic Regulations. |
| § | 3211. | Definitions. | § 3226. | Traffic and Parking |
| § | 3211.1. | Motor Vehicle Code Definitions | Regulations. | |
| to Be Used. | § 3226.1. | Use of Barricaded Streets or | ||
| § | 3211.2. | Bicycle. | Pavement Prohibited. | |
| § | 3211.2a. | Motorized Bicycle. | § 3227. | Enforcement of the Provisions |
| § § |
3211.3. 3211.4. |
Coach. Council. |
of This Chapter and the Vehicle Code on Privately Owned and Maintained Roads. |
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| § | 3211.5. | Curb. | ||
| § | 3211.6. | Divisional Island. | ||
| § | 3211.7. | Loading Zone. | ||
| § | 3211.8. | Official Time Standard. |
LAKEWOOD CODE
| Part 3 | § 3256. | Diagonal Parking. | ||
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| Turning | Movement and Speed Regulations | § 3257. | Vehicles Transporting | |
| Hazardous Materials. | ||||
| § | 3230. | Authority to Place Turning | ||
| Markers. | Part 6 | |||
| § | 3231. | Obedience to No-Turn Signs. | Restrictions | on Use of Streets and Sidewalks |
| § | 3232. | Left Turns Prohibited. | ||
| § | 3233. | Right Turn Prohibited. | § 3260. | Street, Sidewalk, Pedestrian |
| § | 3234. | U-Turns Prohibited. | Mall, and Parking Lot Vending, | |
| § § |
3235. 3236. |
Turning Movement Other Than Right Hand Prohibited. Increase of Prima Facie Speed Limit on Certain Streets. |
Sale and Distribution of Goods, Wares, Merchandise and Newspapers Prohibited Except Under Certain Circumstances. |
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| § § |
3237. 3238. |
Decrease of Prima Facie Speed Limits on Certain Streets. Engineering and Traffic |
§ 3260.1. | Vending on Public Streets, Roads, Highways and Alleys Adjacent to Public Buildings and Grounds Prohibited. |
| Surveys. | § 3261. | Obstructions on Streets and | ||
| Sidewalks. | ||||
| Part 4 Special Stops Required |
§ 3261.1. | Obstruction Pedestrian or Vehicular Traffic. |
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| § | 3240. | Stop Signs. | § 3261.2. | Newspaper Sale and Delivery on Sidewalks. |
| § § |
3241. 3242. |
Stop at Through Street or Stop Signs. Emerging From Alley, Driveway or Building. |
§ 3261.3. § 3262. § 3262.1. |
Newspaper and Periodical Vending Racks. One-Way Streets and Alleys. One-Way Streets Designated. |
| Part 5 | § 3263. | (Reserved) | ||
| Stopping, Standing, Loading and Parking | § 3264. | Prohibiting Use of City Streets by Commercial Vehicles in |
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| § | 3250. | Application. | Excess of 6,000 Lbs. | |
| § | 3250.1. | Posting. | § 3264.1. | Restricted Streets. |
| § | 3250.2. | Stopping, Standing and Parking Prohibited. |
§ 3264.2. | Unrestricted Streets or Truck Routes. |
| § | 3251. | Parking Prohibited. | § 3265. | Interstate Trucks. |
| § | 3251.1. | Parking of Wide Vehicles | § 3265.1. | Definitions. |
| Prohibited. | § 3265.2. | Application. | ||
| § | 3252. | Use of Street for Storage of | § 3265.3. | Fees and Costs. |
| Vehicles Prohibited. | § 3265.4. | Retrofitting. | ||
| § | 3253. | Vehicle Left Standing for Sale | § 3265.5. | Revocation of Route. |
| on Certain Public Streets | § 3265.6. | Appeal Process. | ||
| Prohibited. | ||||
| § | 3254. | Cleaning of Vehicles | ||
| Prohibited. | ||||
| § | 3255. | Repairing Vehicles on Public | ||
| Streets. |
PUBLIC SAFETY
| Part 7 | § 3294. | Repossession of Motor Vehicles. | ||
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| Pedestrian Regulations | § 3295. | Unlawful Possession of | ||
| Catalytic Converters. | ||||
| § | 3270. | Pedestrian Use of Roadway in | ||
| Business District. | CHAPTER 3 | |||
| § | 3270.1. | Pedestrian Use of Roadway | Firearms | |
| Prohibited Except at Certain | ||||
| Marked Crosswalks. | § 3300. | Unlawful Use of Firearms. | ||
| § | 3271. | Pedestrians to Obey Signals. | § 3301. | Same; Exceptions. |
| § | 3271.1. | Same. | ||
| § | 3272. | Standing in Roadway. | CHAPTER 4 | |
| § | 3273. | Loading and Unloading School | Street Races, Sideshows, and Reckless Driving | |
| Children From the Roadway | Exhibitions | |||
| Adjacent to Schools. | ||||
| § 3400. | Definitions. | |||
| Part 8 | § 3401. | Nonexclusive Remedy. | ||
| Bicycles | § 3402. | Spectators Prohibited at Street | ||
| Races, Sideshows, and Reckless | ||||
| § | 3280. | License Required. | Driving Exhibitions. | |
| § | 3280.1. | Same. | § 3403. | Violations and Admissible |
| § | 3280.2. | Same. | Evidence. | |
| § | 3281. | Transfer. | § 3404. | Forfeiture of Nuisance Vehicles. |
| § | 3282. | Alteration of Serial Number, | § 3405. | Right to Request a Hearing. |
| Licenses, Seals or Registration | § 3406. | Post Storage Hearing. | ||
| Prohibited. | § 3407. | Notice of Forfeiture to Legal | ||
| § | 3283. | License Fee. | and Registered Owners. | |
| § | 3284. | License Fee Subject to | § 3408. | Personal Service of Notice of |
| Provisions of Code. | Forfeiture. | |||
| § | 3285. | Riding on Sidewalks | § 3409. | Contents of Notice of |
| Prohibited. | Forfeiture. | |||
| § | 3285.1. | Riding on Bicycle or Motorized | § 3410. | Administrative Forfeiture. |
| Bicycle. | § 3411. | Claim Opposing Forfeiture and | ||
| § | 3286. | Unclaimed Bicycles or Toys. | Petition for Forfeiture. | |
| § 3412. | Judicial Forfeiture Proceedings. | |||
| Part 9 | § 3413. | Community Property Interest | ||
| Miscellaneous | Release. | |||
| § 3414. | Stipulated Vehicle Release | |||
| § | 3290. | Use of Pedestrian Overhead | Agreement. | |
| Crossings and Tunnels Restricted. |
§ 3415. | Vehicle Title Vesting in the City. |
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| § | 3291. | Driving Through Funeral Procession. |
§ 3416. | Sale of Forfeited Vehicle After Declaration of Forfeiture. |
| § | 3292. | Riding in Front Seat of Vehicle While Intoxicated Prohibited. |
§ 3417. | Sale of Forfeited Vehicle by Legal Owner. |
| § | 3293. | Report of Damage to Public Property. |
§ 3418. | Sale of Forfeited Vehicle. |
LAKEWOOD CODE
| § | 3419. | Disposition of Low-Value | § 3422. | Stolen Vehicles. |
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| Vehicles. | § 3423. | Innocent Owner Remedy. | ||
| § | 3420. | Distribution of Sale Proceeds. | § 3424. | Towing and Storage Fees. |
| § | 3421. | Accounting of Sale Proceeds. |
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