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Los Angeles Municipal Code § 63.101 Exemptions

Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles

Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 63.101 · Text as of 2026-10-04

The Harbor Department, the Department of Water and Power, and the Department of Airports are hereby exempted from those provisions of this article which require the assignment of shop numbers by the Purchasing

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SEC. 63.101.1. 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT BUMPER STICKERS ON CITY VEHICLES.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, the City Council may at its discretion authorize and direct that there be affixed to the front or rear bumper of vehicles assigned to any department or office a sticker urging compliance with the State of California maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. (Added by Ord. No. 152,456, Eff. 6/7/79.)

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SEC. 63.101.2. BACK TO SCHOOL BUMPER STICKERS ON CITY VEHICLES.

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this article to the contrary the City Council may at its discretion authorize and direct there be affixed to the front or rear bumper of vehicles assigned to any department or office a sticker urging motorists to be alert to the presence of school children on public streets. (Added by Ord. No. 154,390, Eff. 9/17/80.)

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SEC. 63.101.3. BUMPER STICKERS – SMOG CHECKS.

(Added by Ord. No. 158,864, Eff. 5/27/84.)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, the Department of General Services, unless instructed otherwise by Council resolution, may cause to be affixed to the front or rear bumper of City vehicles which are in compliance with the mandatory State Vehicle Exhaust Emission Standards, a bumper sticker urging citizens to comply with the State program requirements. The bumper sticker shall be red, white and blue in a form similar to that attached to Council File No. 84-0092 and shall stat

SMOG with a SMOG CHECK

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SEC. 63.101.4. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM VEHICLE…

(Added by Ord. No. 159,824, Eff. 6/21/85.)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, and unless instructed otherwise by Council resolution, the Department of General Services, upon a request by the Department of Transportation, shall cause to be affixed to designated vehicles assigned to the Department of Transportation Parking Management Program, the following decals or imprints in colors selected by the Department of Transportation:

(a) to vehicles assigned to the Parking Enforcement and Intersection Control Operations, the words “PARKING ENFORCEMENT” in letters three (3) inches in height on the front doors, below the City seal, and in plain view on the rear trunk or deck lid of each vehicle;

(b) to vehicles assigned to Management and Regulations, the words “PARKING MANAGEMENT” in letters two (2) inches in height below the City seal on the front doors of each vehicle.

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SEC. 63.101.5. BUMPER STICKERS: POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES – DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE…

(Added by Ord. No. 161,240, Eff. 6/15/86.)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, the Los Angeles Police Department, unless instructed otherwise by Council resolution, may cause to be affixed to the front or rear bumper of City vehicles assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department, a bumper sticker which publicizes the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. The bumper sticker shall state:

D.A.R.E. TO KEEP KIDS OFF DRUGS

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SEC. 63.101.6. BUMPER STICKERS: CITY VEHICLES – DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

(Added by Ord. No. 161,667, Eff. 10/30/86.)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, the Department of General Services, unless instructed otherwise by Council resolution, may cause to be affixed to the front or rear bumper of City vehicles, other than those of the Los Angeles Police Department and others exempted by Sec. 63.101, a bumper sticker supplied by the Police Department which publicizes the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. The bumper sticker shall state:

D.A.R.E. TO KEEP KIDS OFF DRUGS

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SEC. 63.101.7. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF SANITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL…

(Added by Ord. No. 183,873, Eff. 11/2/15.)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, and unless instructed otherwise by Council resolution, the Department of General Services shall cause to be affixed to designated vehicles assigned to the Bureau of Sanitation, Watershed Protection Division, Environmental Enforcement Program, the following decals or imprints in colors selected by the Bureau of Sanitation:

(a) to vehicles assigned to the Environmental Enforcement Program, the words “ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT” or “ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER” in letters three inches in height on the front
doors, below the City seal and in plain view on the rear trunk or deck lid of each vehicle; or

(b) to vehicles assigned to the Environmental Enforcement Program, the words “HAZMAT” or “HAZARDOUS MATERIALS” in letters two inches in height on the front, sides and rear of each vehicle.

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