Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 10 General Provisions

Each officer, board, department, and employee of the City shall render all possible assistance to the Mayor, the Board, and the Deputy Director in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to planning, training, and/or response to emergency incidents. While engaged in emergency services, officers and employees of the City shall be deemed to be engaged in their regular duties.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 126,966; Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80; In Entirety, Ord. No. 165,083, Eff. 9-4-89.

a. All persons, other than officers and employees of the City rendering services pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall serve without compensation from the City. While engaged in such services, they shall have the same immunities as officers and employees of the City performing similar duties.

b. Officers and employees of the City rendering services pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall receive additional compensation for overtime in accordance with the appropriate departmental rules or Memorandum of Understanding. All compensation for overtime shall be paid in cash.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 126,966; Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.

In the event any direction, order or instruction given or issued by any officer, board, or person under the provisions of this chapter conflicts with a direction, order or instruction given to the chief of any division by any other duly constituted authority, the matter shall be referred to the Mayor for determination and decision as to which direction, order or instruction shall govern.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.

The Mayor shall have the power to appoint such citizen committees as the Mayor deems advisable in order to facilitate accomplishing the objectives and purposes of this chapter and to foster and encourage cooperation between the public and the Deputy Director, the Emergency Operations Board, and the Emergency Operations Organization.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 126,966; Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.

It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, for any person, during a local emergency declared pursuant to this chapter, to:

a. Willfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the Emergency Operations Organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule

or regulation, order or directive issued pursuant to this chapter in the performance of any duty imposed by virtue of this chapter.

b. Do any act forbidden by any lawful rule, regulation, order or directive issued pursuant to this chapter, if such act is of a nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to any national enemy, or imperil the lives or property of other inhabitants of this City, or to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof.

SECTION HISTORY

Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80; 1st para., Ord. No. 160,064, Eff. 7-28-85.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8.77 of this chapter, it shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both, for any person to violate any curfew established by any lawful rule, regulation, order or directive issued pursuant to this chapter.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 168,653, Eff. 3-18-93.