Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 3 Operation Restrictions

The term of each sound or advertising vehicle license shall be one week, one month or one year, as requested in the application, or as otherwise specified by the tax collector, and may be renewed from time to time as provided in this title.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 3 § 2543, 1951.)

A person shall not use or operate any sound or advertising vehicle unless a duplicate of the license to so operate is posted or attached at all times in a conspicuous place on each vehicle.

(Ord. 8073 § 27, 1961: Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 3 § 2532, 1951.)

A license for a sound or advertising vehicle shall be revoked, suspended of modified as provided in Section 7.08.140 of this title.

(Ord. 10217 § 11 (part), 1971 : Ord. 9947 § 5 (part), 1970: Ord. 9878 § 2 (part), 1969: Ord. 9807 § 8 (part), 1969: Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 3 § 2544, 1951.)

A person shall not suspend, place or attach any advertising sign on any vehicle parked upon a public highway. This section does not apply to any sign painted directly upon or permanently affixed to the body or other integral part or fixture of the vehicle for permanent decoration, identification or display, and which does not extend the overall width or height of such vehicle.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2525, 1951.)

A person shall not drive, operate or propel any sound vehicle with the sound-making device, sound-amplifying device, loudspeaker thereof, or any part thereof, in operation:

A.

Within 300 feet of any hospital, school, church or other place of religious worship;

B.

Upon any public highway or in the air between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the following day;

C.

Upon any public highway or in the air on any Sunday.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2521, 1951.)

A person shall not drive, operate or propel any advertising vehicle upon any public highways:

A.

Between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the following day;

B.

On any Sunday.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2522, 1951.)

A person shall not park any sound vehicle with the sound-making device, sound-amplifying device, or loudspeaker thereof, or any part thereof, in operation, or any advertising vehicle, upon any public highway at any time.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2523, 1951.)

A person shall not operate any sound vehicle at any time or at any place, whether on a public highway, in the air, on private property or elsewhere, except for the purpose of making repairs while within a permanent building, so as to make any loud and raucous noise.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2526, 1951.)

A person shall not use or permit, suffer or allow to be used the sound-making device, sound-amplifying device, or loudspeaker of any sound vehicle for the utterance or amplification of any obscene, vulgar, profane or indecent language, or to suggest, request, or incite the destruction of or injury to persons or property, or any other illegal act.

(Ord. 7778 § 11 (part), 1960: Ord. 5860 Ch. 14 Art. 2 § 2524, 1951.)