Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 10 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Long Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.62 Public Transportation
Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Long Beach
Cite as: Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 10.62 · Text as of 2026-10-04
10.62.010 - Talking with operator—Prohibited.¶
No person shall talk to or communicate in any manner with the driver, motorman or operator of any bus, streetcar, railroad or interurban car, and no such driver, motorman or operator shall talk to or communicate in any manner with any person, while such driver, motorman or operator is engaged in the performance of his duty as such driver, motorman or operator, except:
A. When it is necessary for such person to obtain from the driver, motorman or operator information relative to his or her transportation; or
B. When the person is an officer, agent, servant or other employee of the company having a franchise to operate such cars or buses, and his conversation with the driver, motorman or operator relates to the latter's duties and is then necessary thereto; or
C. When the person is an officer, agent, servant or employee of the City and it is necessary by reason of his or her duties of employment to talk to or communicate with the driver, motorman or operator.
(Prior code § 6243)
10.62.020 - Talking with operator—Warning notice.¶
No person shall operate any such car or bus unless there is posted in a conspicuous place therein and readily visible to the passengers a notice that conservation with or by the driver, motorman or operator thereof, except as allowed in the foregoing section, is unlawful.
(Prior code § 6243.1)
10.62.030 - Smoking prohibited—Where.¶
No person shall smoke or possess any burning or lighted cigarette, cigar, or pipe in or upon any streetcar, interurban car, motor bus, or other vehicle operated for the purpose of transporting passengers for hire and picking up and discharging such passengers along a regular route.
(Prior code § 6244)
10.62.040 - Smoking prohibited—Sign.¶
No person shall operate any vehicle described in Section 10.62.030 within the City unless there is placed and maintained in a conspicuous place in the vehicle at the front and rear of each compartment thereof a sign with the words "No Smoking" printed thereon. The letters of the sign shall be painted on a background of contrasting color and shall be of not less than one-quarter inch (¼") stroke and not less than one and one-half inches (1½") in height.
(Prior code § 6244.1)
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